Project Gutenberg 2004-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 4620 Boethius 480 524 Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus James, H. R. (Henry Rosher) 1862 1931 James, Henry Rosher The Consolation of Philosophy Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Karina Aleksandrova and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Consolation of Philosophy" by Boethius is a philosophical treatise written in the early 6th century. The work takes the form of a dialogue between Boethius and a personified figure of Philosophy, who arrives to comfort him during his imprisonment. The central theme explores the idea of true happiness and how it can be achieved, ultimately critiquing the fleeting nature of fortune and material success. At the start of the text, Boethius presents himself in a state of despair, lamenting the misfortunes that have struck him after a period of great prosperity. As he writes verses expressing his sorrow, Philosophy appears to him, scolding the Muses for misguiding him and his despair. She engages him in a conversation that prompts Boethius to reflect on his true nature and the transient nature of wealth and status. Through their discourse, Philosophy aims to redirect his focus from external successes to the steadfast virtues of the mind, preparing him for a deeper understanding of happiness that transcends earthly miseries. This opening sets the stage for an exploration of adversity, virtue, and the meaning of true fulfillment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Philosophy and religion Happiness B Text Classical Antiquity Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 324318 324328 2024-09-06T11:15:02.960838 2023-10-06T12:35:32.182739 text/html text/html 329641 2020-12-18T21:45:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 273040 2020-12-18T21:45:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 326354 2024-09-06T11:15:11.034824 application/epub+zip 330546 2024-09-06T11:15:05.079846 application/epub+zip 171950 2024-09-06T11:15:03.914869 application/epub+zip 515521 2024-09-06T11:15:14.976769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514269 2024-09-06T11:15:10.022847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356392 2022-09-07T15:45:49.635355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275834 275745 2024-09-06T11:15:01.993888 2023-10-06T12:35:31.130716 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 275580 2020-12-18T21:45:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 105526 2020-12-18T21:45:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 275585 2020-12-18T21:45:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105468 2020-12-18T21:45:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20923 2024-09-06T11:15:15.120844 application/rdf+xml 15760 2024-09-06T11:15:04.295840 image/jpeg 3942 2024-09-06T11:15:04.106836 image/jpeg 320699 2024-09-06T11:15:02.991867 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia