The Consolation of Philosophy (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Boethius
- First Published: 523
- Type of Work: Philosophy
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy
- Subjects: Philosophy or philosophers, Religion, God, Fate or fatalism, Life, philosophy of, Middle Ages
Critical Evaluation:
The Consolation of Philosophy by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius is the most significant and final work to come from the thinker known as “the last of the Romans, the first of the Scholastics.” It is the author’s most significant work because it draws on a lifetime of studying the writings of Plato, Aristotle, Porphyry, Proclus, Plotinus, and other classical figures; it is a piece, therefore, that proved to be critical to medieval philosophers of Christianity throughout Europe, as well as to such literary figures as Dante Alighieri and...
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