The theological tractates / The consolation of philosophy
| Title | The theological tractates / The consolation of philosophy |
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| Author | Boethius; w. an Engl. transl. by H. F. Stewart, E. K. Rand & S. J. Tester |
| Publication | Heinemann |
| Size | XV, 441p |
| Language |  ENG |
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| Topics |
Philosophy--Medieval Western Bilingual edition--English and Latin |
| Notes | a philosophical treatise on fortune, death, and other issues, which became one of the most popular and influential works of the Middle Ages. This work represented an imaginary dialogue between himself and philosophy, with philosophy personified as a woman. The book argues that despite the apparent inequality of the world, there is, in Platonic fashion, a higher power and everything else is secondary to that divine Providence. Several manuscripts survived and these were widely edited, translated and printed throughout the late 15th century and later in Europe. Beyond Consolation of Philosophy, his lifelong project was a deliberate attempt to preserve ancient classical knowledge, particularly philosophy. Boethius intended to translate all the works of Aristotle and Plato from the original Greek into Latin. [wikipedia] |
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