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Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius was a 6th century nobleman,
politician, and most notably-a philosopher. In his lifetime he saw
the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the establishment of the
Ostrogoths. He served a year as Consul but eventually came under
suspicion of treasonous dealings with the Eastern Roman Empire.
King Theodric the Great imprisoned Boethius and eventually executed
him. While awaiting his fate in prison Boethius wrote The
Consolation of Philosophy, a book about the weighty issues of life.
Framed as a dialogue between Boethius and Philosophy (personated by
a woman), Boethius discusses inequality and the overruling
importance of Providence. Along with his translations of Aristotle
and other Greek classics, Boethius' writings had a profound impact
on scholars of the Middle Ages
"The lions of Carthage, though they bear the gorgeous bonds and
trappings of captivity, and eat the food that is given them by
hand, and though they fear their harsh master with his lash they
know so well; yet if once blood has touched their bristling jaws,
their old, their latent wills return; with deep roaring they
remember their old selves; they loose their bands and free their
necks, and their tamer is the first torn by their cruel teeth, and
his blood is poured out by their rage and wrath. from Book III The
Consolation of Philosophy was the single most popular book (after
the Bible) during the Middle Ages. It is written as a conversation
between Boethius and the spirit of Philosophy in the form of a
beautiful woman. Boethius, imprisoned, tells Philosophy of his
frustration and despair. She responds with compassionate teaching,
preaching detachment and reminding Boethius that he must accept
that Fortunes Wheel turns for all. Readers interested in the
history of Christian thought and students of the Middle Ages will
want to read this influential, classic work of Christian
philosophy. Roman philosopher ANICIUS MANLIUS SEVERINUS BOETHIUS
(c. 480524) was a scholar, translator, and Christian thinker whose
influence was still widely felt a thousand years after his death.
He preserved classic works by Aristotle, Plato, and others by
translating them into Latin. His translations of Greek texts on
mathematics, geometry, music, and astronomy were used in
universities for hundreds of years. He was not able to complete all
of his ambitious projects before his execution in 524 by Theodoric
the Great, whom he had served for many years."
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