Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy as a Product of Late Antiquity

of the possible sources of Boethius' notion of philosophy and of their influence on the "Consolation "offers valuable instruments to evaluate the role of the text's philosophical discussions and their relation to its literary features. Finally, the long-standing problem of the lack of overt Christian elements in the "Consolation "can be enlightened by considering how Boethius relies on a peculiar understanding of philosophy's goal and its relation to Christianity that was common among some of his predecessors and contemporaries. [Publisher's Text]

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