Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Boethius composed the De Consolatione Philosophiae in the 6th century AD whilst awaiting death under torture, condemned on a charge of treason which he protested was manifestly unjust. Though a convinced Christian, in detailing the true end of life which is the soul's knowledge of God, he consoled himself not with Christian precepts but with the tenets of Greek philosophy. This work dominated the…