A beautiful and powerful masterpiece by Boethius that addresses some very important philosophical questions, written by him while awaiting his trial and death penalty! The book is a combination of prose and verse, which tackles key questions, such as: fortune (good vs. bad), good and evil (e.g....
Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy was an influential piece of philosophy and literature for hundreds of years, not least because it acted as a bridge between the philosophy of the ancient Romans and Greeks (particulary Neo-platonism and Stoicism) to the philosophy of the medieval west. With the...