History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 118 - Fate, Hope and Clarity - Boethius
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Boethius' Jailhouse Composition
- While awaiting execution, Boethius wrote The Consolation of Philosophy after being imprisoned by Theodoric.
- He was jailed for defending a senator accused of treason and executed after a long incarceration.
A Bridge Between Antiquity And Medieval Thought
- Boethius occupies a transitional slot: culturally Roman and philosophically antique, yet influential for the medieval period.
- He remained a Roman aristocrat who studied and translated Greek philosophy into Latin.
Logic As The Medieval Gateway
- Boethius aimed to translate all Plato and Aristotle but completed only the logical works.
- His translations made Aristotelian logic the backbone of Latin medieval philosophy.