Boethius

The Consolidation of Philosophy of Boethius

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The book called 'The Consolation of Philosophy' was throughout theMiddle Ages, and down to the beginnings of the modern epoch in thesixteenth century, the scholar's familiar companion. Few books haveexercised a wider influence in their time. It has been translated intoevery European tongue, and into English nearly a dozen times, from KingAlfred's paraphrase to the translations of Lord Preston, Causton,Ridpath, and Duncan, in the eighteenth century. The belief that whatonce pleased so widely must still have some charm is my excuse forattempting the present translation. The great work of Boethius, with itsalternate prose and verse, skilfully fi… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-1-989743-87-4
EAN: 9781989743874
Produktnummer: 33144831
Verlag: Binker North
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 162 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.9 cm 245 g
Gewicht: 245

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Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius (c. 477-524 AD), was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, and philosopher of the early 6th century. He was born about a year after Odoacer deposed the last Western Roman Emperor and declared himself King of Italy. Boethius entered public service under Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great, who later imprisoned and executed him in 524 on charges of conspiracy to overthrow him.[4] While jailed, Boethius composed his Consolation of Philosophy, a philosophical treatise on fortune, death, and other issues, which became one of the most popular and influential works of the Middle Ages. As the author of numerous handbooks and translator of Aristotle, he became the main intermediary between Classical antiquity and following centuries.Boethius was born in Rome to a patrician family around 480,[5] but his exact birth date is unknown.[3] His family, the Anicii, included emperors Petronius Maximus and Olybrius and many consuls.[3] His grandfather, a senator by the same name, was appointed as Praetorian Prefect of Italy. He died in 454, during the palace plot against magister militum Flavius Aetius.[6] Boethius' father, Manlius Boethius, who was appointed consul in 487, died while Boethius was young. Another patrician, Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus, adopted and raised Boethius, instilling in him a love for literature and philosophy.[7]Both Memmius Symmachus and Boethius were fluent in Greek, an increasingly rare skill at the time in the Western Empire; for this reason, some scholars believe that Boethius was educated in the East. According to John Moorhead, the traditional view is that Boethius studied in Athens, based on Cassiodorus' rhetoric describing Boethius' learning in one of his letters, though this does appear to be a misreading of the text for Boethius' simple facility with the works of Greek philosophers.[8]Pierre Courcelle has argued that Boethius studied at Alexandria with the Neo-Platonist philosopher Ammonius Hermiae. However, Moorhead observes that the evidence supporting Boethius having studied in Alexandria is not as strong as it may appear, and adds that Boethius may have been able to acquire his formidable learning without travelling