CONSOLATION OF PHILOSOPHY Good and evil, God, Free will In The Consolation of Philosophy, Boethius, a religious and philosophical man, is framed for treason and sentenced to a cruel and painful death
CONSOLATION OF PHILOSOPHY Good and evil, God, Free will In The Consolation of Philosophy, Boethius, a religious and philosophical man, is framed for treason and sentenced to a cruel and painful death
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CONSOLATION OF PHILOSOPHY
Good and evil, God, Free will
In The Consolation of Philosophy, Boethius, a religious and philosophical man, is framed for treason and sentenced to a cruel and painful death. During his imprisonment before his execution is to begin, he starts to believe three things: the wicked have power and happiness, things happen haphazardly, and he has been robbed and banished from all of his possessions. When he has become depressed and angry at his circumstance, he is visited by Lady Philosophy. She is disappointed that he has forgotten his philosophy and begins to diagnose and cure him of these “illnesses” that have taken form in his new beliefs. Through his belief in an all good, all knowing, and all powerful god, she explains that none of these new beliefs can be true. They are disproved by the definition of an AGAPAK God.
At the top of the cave, there is a light. This light represents God, who is all good, all powerful, and all knowing. God’s view on mankind is defined as Providence. However, because humans lack the ability to utterly understand Providence, it cannot be defined accurately. Men only see the actions of