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LITERATURE &REALITY: Boethius Reminds

And with a thundering voice that seeks to penetrate my soul:  Let go of that which you cannot possess, but subject to the whims of Fate that wears the mask of others.  And let the riches draw you that are … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE & NEW MEDIA: The Consolation – Final Finale

Happy news: The three a.m. dark garage spirit  has returned with some of its meandering sometimes deep and sometimes ridiculous ponderings.  Besides Boethius’ explanation of the senses picking up empirically on the things around us, he points to reason and … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: The Consolation of Philosophy – Finale

Boethius is depressed, understandably so since he has worked himself in a standing of political status and reputation as a man of principle, and yet he sits in prison facing execution by the same state he has championed. Philosophy, once … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: The Consolation – Lessons

Wow.  Just finished the final Book V, and realized that it covers much more than a simple rationalization and proof of both God’s divine knowledge and man’s free will.  Though that be a heavy question, in my own half-ass way, … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: The Consolation – Free Will

This is a more difficult subject, at least in following the words of Philosophy, and I will probably read it through before raising it here, but two things that struck me, for my own unraveling of them: "When the human … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: The Consolation – The Question of Chance in an Orderly World

Book V tackles the aspect of Chance, and Philosophy acknowledge the word according to Aristotle’s definition in Metaphysics IV.30, without giving it a place of existence outside of the order of Providence: "Whenever anything is done for one reason, but … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: The Consolation – Our Lot in Life

I had finished up Book IV, and found that I’d not posted.  Then realized that it was likely since I had accepted Philosophy’s discourse without much argument.  Basically, two things come of Book IV; first, "He only gives it to … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: The Consolation – Providence

There is a grand plan for order: "This divine mind established the manifold rules by which all things are governed while it remained in the secure castle of its own simplicity.  When this government is regarded as  belonging to the … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: The Consolation – A Dose of Faith

Ah, a very good answer from Philosophy in the discussion of understanding the punishments or evils visited upon men of good virtue:  "But, you ask, what worse confusion can there be than for the good to enjoy prosperity and suffer … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: The Consolation – Philosophy and Theology

It is clear that Philosophy leads Boethius’ through a series of steps that point to a real happiness in seeking God, and attempts to answer the question of bad things happening to good people.  "It is no wonder," Philosophy answered, … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: The Consolation – Logical Progression

This logic may follow, but it is based on a premise that I don’t quite see as solid: "Perhaps it may strike some as strange to say that evil men do not exist, especially since they are so numerous; but … Continue reading Continue reading

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LTERATURE & REALITY?: Application of Consolation

No surprise, I’m seeking answers from my readings, particularly from Boethius in his Consolation of Philosophy.  While I study literature to understand the concepts of good writing just as for the expansion of my rather fenced in vistas and for … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: The Consolation

After Philosophy has "proved" that a sovereign God can do all things, and that men cannot, but men can do evil, she goes on: Therefore, since He who can only do good can do all things and those who do … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: The Consolation – Argument

As Philosophy moves into the question of evil versus good, and the qualitative theory of yes or no logic, I am most definitely not likin’ it.  This in itself is odd because for one thing, I’m basically non-argumentative (though age … Continue reading Continue reading

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LITERATURE: The Consolation – Perfection

As I come to the end of Book III, all the while watching Boethius nodding his head wildly excited in agreement with Philosophy’s logic, I am suspicious of the steps I’ve been taking in the thought process, and wonder indeed … Continue reading Continue reading

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