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The Consolation of Philosophy
β Scribed by Boethius
- Book ID
- 106885006
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund, Inc.
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- en-jm
- Weight
- 145 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
While under arrest and awaiting execution by King Theodoric for threatening his position by attempting to reconcile a schism between Rome and Constantinople in 524, Boethius wrote his best know work, The Consolation of Philosophy, in which he argues that despite the seeming injustice of the world, there is, in Platonic fashion, a higher realm and that all else is subordinate to that divine Providence.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
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Boethius; Lerer, Seth (Introduction); David, Slavit R (Translator)
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Fiction
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1999
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Harvard University Press
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English
β 128 KB
SUMMARY: In this highly praised new translation of Boethiusβs The Consolation of Philosophy, David R. Slavitt presents a graceful, accessible, and modern version for both longtime admirers of one of the great masterpieces of philosophical literature and those encountering it for the first time. Slav
Consolation of Philosophy
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Boethius
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Standards
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2001
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Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
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English
β 181 KB
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The consolations of philosophy
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De Botton, Alain
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Fiction
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0
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English
β 157 KB
The Consolations of Philosophy
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Standards
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English
β 2 MB
In Ancient Greece or Rome, philosophers were seen as natural authorities on the most pressing questions. However, since then, the idea of finding wisdom from philosophy has come to seem bizarre. Enter a university department today and ask to study wisdom, and you will politely but firmly be shown th
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Boethius, Ancius
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Fiction
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2003
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Penguin Books Ltd
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English
β 146 KB