Description
Consolatio Philosophiae is Boethius's conversation with Philosophy personified. Written while awaiting execution, he ponders the nature of morality, fate and free will. Writing as Philosophy, he memorably brings the metaphor of the wheel of fortune to medieval writers. "I turn the wheel that spins. I delight to see the high come down and the low ascend." This edition of Consolatio Philosophiae puts Boethius's original text and next to James's English translation together in one affordable book.
Author: H. R. James, Boethius
Publisher: Pluteo Pleno
Published: 01/29/2014
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.42d
ISBN13: 9781937847043
ISBN10: 1937847047
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | History & Surveys | Medieval
- Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Philosophy | Religious
Author: H. R. James, Boethius
Publisher: Pluteo Pleno
Published: 01/29/2014
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.42d
ISBN13: 9781937847043
ISBN10: 1937847047
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | History & Surveys | Medieval
- Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Philosophy | Religious
About the Author
Boethius (ca. 480-524/5) was a Roman aristocrat, politician, writer and philosopher. His writings repackaged earlier works while looking forward to medieval thought and logic. He bridges antiquity to the Middle Ages and pagan philosophy to Christianity. He was put to death by order of King Theodoric, under whom he served as magister officiorum.
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