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Boethius - bōēˈthēəs, Boetiusbōēˈshəs, or Boecebōēsˈ (Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius), c.475–525, Roman philosopher and statesman. An honored figure in the public life of Rome, where he was consul in 510, he became the able minister of the Emperor Theodoric. Late in Theodoric's reign false charges of

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Boethius » Read Now
by John Marenbon. 252 pgs.

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This book offers a brief, accessible introduction to the thought of Boethius. After a survey of Boethius's life and work, Marenbon explicates his theological method, and devotes separate chapters to his arguments about good and evil, fortune, fate and free will, and the problem of divine...
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This book offers a brief, accessible introduction to the thought of Boethius. After a survey of Boethius's life and work, Marenbon explicates his theological method, and devotes separate chapters to his arguments about good and evil, fortune, fate and free will, and the problem of divine foreknowledge. Marenbon also traces Boethius's influence on the work of such thinkers as Aquinas and Duns Scotus.
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The Consolation of Philosophy » Read Now
by Boethius, P. G. Walsh. 184 pgs.

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Boethius composed the Consolatio Philosophiae in the sixth century AD whilst awaiting death under torture. The circumstances of composition, the heroic demeanor of the author, and the `Menippean' texture have combined to exercise a fascination over students of philosophy and of literature ever...
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Boethius composed the Consolatio Philosophiae in the sixth century AD whilst awaiting death under torture. The circumstances of composition, the heroic demeanor of the author, and the `Menippean' texture have combined to exercise a fascination over students of philosophy and of literature ever since. Professor Walsh has included an introduction and explanatory notes which combined with his new translation make the text accessible to general readers and scholars alike.
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Propositional Logic of Boethius » Read Now
by E. W. Beth, L. E. J. Brouwer, Karl Durr, A. Heyting. 82 pgs.

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Job, Boethius and Epic Truth » Read Now
by Ann W. Astell. 240 pgs.

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Resisting Representation (Chap. 5 "The External Referent: Cosmic Order the Well-Rounded Sphere: Cognition and Metaphysical Structure in Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy") » Read Now
by Elaine Scarry. 191 pgs.

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Middle Platonism and Neoplatonism: The Latin Tradition Vol. 2 (Chap. 9 "Boethius") » Read Now
by Stephen Gersh, Ralph McInerny. 942 pgs.

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The Evolution of Medieval Thought (Chap. Four "Boethius and Dionysuis") » Read Now
by C. N. L. Brooke, David Knowles, D. E. Luscombe. 342 pgs.

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Medieval Philosophy (Chap. 1 "Boethius: From Antiquity to the Middle Ages") » Read Now
by John Marenbon. 510 pgs.

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This volume provides a broad and scholarly introduction to the major authors and issues involved in the philosophical discourse of the medieval era, as well as some original interpretations of the philosophical writings addressed.
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The Development of Logic ("From Cicero to Boethius" begins on p. 177) » Read Now
by Martha Kneale. 784 pgs.

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This book is an attempt to trace the development of formal logic from its origin with the Greeks to the present day.
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History of the Later Roman Empire from the Death of Theodosius I. to the Death of Justinian - Vol. 2 (1958) ("Boethius, Cassiodorus, and Benedict" begins on p.216) » Read Now
by J. B. Bury. 494 pgs.

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...Auximum A.D. 539, June to December 205 10. Fall of Ravenna A.D. 540, spring 209 11. Boethius, Cassiodorus, and Benedict 216 APPENDIX -- ROUTES FROM ITALY TO THE EAST 225...
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The Seven Liberal Arts in the Middle Ages (Information on Boethius in Chap. "Dialectic") » Read Now
by David L. Wagner. 286 pgs.

Collections: History, Education, Entire Library