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Cambridge Companion to Boethius (Cambridge companions to philosophy)

By John Marenbon

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
0521694256, 9780521694254
Open Library ID
OL10436594M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6115536 bytes)
Series
Cambridge companions to philosophy
Edition
1
Pages
368\368
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Boethius (c.480-c.525/6), though a Christian, worked in the tradition of the Neoplatonic schools, with their strong interest in Aristotelian logic and Platonic metaphysics. He is best known for his Consolation of Philosophy, which he wrote in prison awaiting execution. His works also include a long series of logical translations, commentaries and monographs and some short but densely-argued theological treatises, all of which were enormously influential on medieval thought. But Boethius was more than a writer who passed on important ancient ideas to the Middle Ages. The essays here by leading specialists, which cover all the main aspects of his writing and its influence, show that he was a distinctive thinker, whose arguments repay careful analysis and who used his literary talents in conjunction with his philosophical abilities to present a complex view of the world.

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