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The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

The Classical Mind

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Is Lady Philosophy a Christian Work?

There are a few things in this work that would really kind of sell me on this like that This is written kind of with an eye towards being a Christian work. The idea of identifying God with love as opposed to God with the rational order or actually putting love and the rational order together That's like a distinctively Christian Neil Platonist move I don't think you can see that in non-Christian Neil Platonism You're right. He does not ever specifically quote the scriptures or or other Church father figures who are prevalent at that time.

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