
HoP 119 - John Marenbon on Boethius
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy
Boethius' most famous work is his consolation of philosophy. It's written without any explicit references to Christianity. Work like that makes sense if you think of somebody whose background was translating and commenting on Aristotle. But also when we turn to the, what I think is probably the most philosophically rigorous and interesting part of the consolation,. The argument about divine prescience and freedom in there Boethius the logician really comes to the fore.
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