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		Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius was born in or near Rome around the year 480 A.D. Orphaned young, he was brought up in the household of one of the richest and most venerable aristocrats of the time, Symmachus.
		Boethius may in fact have studied in the Greek east, perhaps at Athens, perhaps at Alexandria, but we cannot be sure.
		The dialogue between two characters (one of whom we may call Boethius, but only on condition that we distinguish Boethius the character from Boethius the author, who surely manipulated his self-representation for literary and philosophical effect) is carefully structured according to the best classical models.
	etext.lib.virginia.edu /latin/boethius/boebio.html (548 words)

	Encyclopedia: Boethius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A.D. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, sometimes colorfully called "the last of the Romans", was born in the year of the Lord's incarnation 480 to a very old and aristocratic family.
		The young Boethius was introduced to literature and philosophy at a young age, in the house of his family's friend Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus.
		Boethius was one of the last members of a dying breed in the fifth century West.
	www.societaschristiana.com /Encyclopedia/B/Boethius.html (997 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Boethius
		Boethius' best-known work is the "Consolations of Philosophy" written during his imprisonment -- "by far the most interesting example of prison literature the world has ever seen." It is a dialogue between Philosophy and Boethius, in which the Queen of Sciences strives to console the fallen statesman.
		It does astonish the modern reader, although, strange to say, it did not surprise the medieval student, that Boethius, a Christian, and, as everyone in the Middle Ages believed, a Christian martyr, should have failed, in his moment of trial and mental stress to refer to the obvious Christian sources of consolation.
		Perhaps the medieval student of Boethius understood better than we do that a strictly formal dialogue on the consolation of philosophy should adhere rigorously to the realm of "natural truth" and leave out of consideration the lesson to be derived from the moral maxims of Christianity -- "supernatural truth".
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02610b.htm (1424 words)

	A History of Western Philosophy 2.4
		Boethius' difficulty is that he does not see that his prior state, when he was the recipient of the goods of fortune, was just as irrational as his present unfortunate condition.
		Boethius rose to the bait twice in his commentaries on Porphyry, and, because of the influence of Boethius, the problem was transmitted to the Christian schools, where many were to follow his example and propose solutions to the problem Porphyry considered too difficult to discuss in an introductory work.
		Boethius has indicated in which sense genus and species subsist (in sensibles, not as universals), that although incorporeal in themselves, they are found in sensible bodies, and that they are not false, though they do not reflect things as they exist.
	www.nd.edu /Departments/Maritain/etext/hwp204.htm (10130 words)

	Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
		Boethius lived most of his life under the rule of Theoderic, an Ostrogoth educated at Constantinople, who was happy to let the old families keep up their traditions in Rome, while he wielded power in Ravenna.
		Yet Boethius seems to have become so engrossed in his role as an expositor of logic, not limiting himself to a single commentary on each work, and writing extra textbooks, that is hard not to see it as having diverted him, in any case, from his more grandiose scheme.
		Boethius the character is clearly taken in by this fallacious argument, and there is no good reason to think that Boethius the author ever became aware of the fallacy (despite a passage later on which some modern commentators have interpreted in this sense).
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/boethius (7418 words)

	_____Boethius_____ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Boethius' proof of this idea begins by attempting to demonstrate that the common ideas of the causes of happiness are false.
		Boethius' defense of this point seems to follow in that his divisions of the pursuits of happiness do seem to be impossible to attain simultaneously.
		If Boethius is correct in assigning the five concepts of sufficiency, power, fame, respect, and pleasure, as the true causes of happiness when viewed holistically, then his theory of man's need to divide indivisible concepts seems to also be correct.
	www.smcm.edu /users/ecmcallister/evaluation.htm (532 words)

	boethius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Boethius coined the term quadrivium to signify the four primary branches of study in the classical curriculum (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, music).
		Theodric (sort of "Viceroy" of Rome and subordinate to the Eastern emperor at Constantinople), was a Christian, but a member of the Arian sect that believed the Father and the Son were not of 'one substance.' Boethius appears to have sided with the Empire and against the Goths on theological principles.
		It was written during Boethius's imprisonment as an instrument of consolation, a means to reconcile Boethius to the injustice of the secular world and his seeming abandonment by God.
	ebbs.english.vt.edu /exper/mosser/classes/3014/boethius.html (275 words)

	Boethius
		Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius was born in or near Rome around the year 480 A.D. Orphaned young, he was brought up in the household of one of the richest and most venerable aristocrats of the time, Symmachus.
		Boethius may in fact have studied in the Greek east, perhaps at Athens, perhaps at Alexandria, but we cannot be sure.
		Boethius also wrote treatises on the liberal arts that were used extensively in the creation of medieval education.
	www.philosophyprofessor.com /philosophers/boethius.php (752 words)

	Into the Dark Ages with Boethius
		Boethius' father had been consul in 487 but died soon afterward, and Boethius was raised by Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus, whose daughter Rusticiana he married.
		About 520 Boethius put his close study of Aristotle to use in four short treatises in letter form on the ecclesiastical doctrines of the Trinity and the nature of Christ; these are basically an attempt to solve disputes that had resulted from the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ.
		Boethius openly defended the senator Albinus, who was accused of treason "for having written to the Emperor Justin against the rule of Theodoric." The charge of treason brought against Boethius was aggravated by a further accusation of the practice of magic, or of sacrilege, which the accused was at great pains to reject.
	www.tagg.org /zmisc/boethius.html (771 words)

	De Musica of Boethius, page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Anicius Manilus Severinus Boethius (c480-c525) was born in or near Rome to a consular family.
		Boethius’ earliest works were probably written as a student, and include texts on the four mathematical disciplines of music, arithmetic, astronomy and geometry.
		During this period the emphasis in music shifted from the theoretical to the practical, and Boethius came to be viewed as the primary authority on Greek musical thought.
	www.slv.vic.gov.au /collections/treasures/boethius2.html (249 words)

	The Millennium Library: Who's Who - Boethius
		Boethius, a Roman citizen, is one of very few scholars who was capable of successfully unifying Greek philosophy with Christian theology.
		It was Boethius who coined the term 'quadrivium', based upon his treatises on the four subjects of arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy.
		Boethius was canonised by Pope Leo XIII in 1883.
	www.millenniumlibrary.co.uk /millib/reference/notes.php?entry=Boethius&fromdb=2 (411 words)

	Notes and Questions for Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy
		Boethius constructs a harmony between classical and Christian ideas about God and human nature, showing in part the unity of truth and philosophy (classical and Christian wisdom being so similar) and in part the support that classical philosophers provide for Christian truth.
		Similarly, Boethius carefully bases his argument on reason rather than Christian revelation, to show first how reasonable a base Christianity ultimately rests upon and second to show that there are rational, intellectually satisfying answers to the sufferings of the human condition.
		Boethius here raises another common and important issue in theology, which is the question of free will, predestination, and the omniscience (include foreknowledge) of God.
	virtualsalt.com /lit/boethius.htm (876 words)

	Boethius
		Boethius was not only charged of treason, but also of sacrilege for practicing mathematics and astrology.
		Boethius' remains were later placed in the church of S. Pietri in Ciel d'Oro in Pavia.
		Boethius starts with a poem, but the last chapter is in prose, and somewhat abruptly ends the book.
	www.kirjasto.sci.fi /boethius.htm (972 words)

	Jacques Maritain Center: CE - Boethius
		Boethius, ANICIUS MANLIUS SEVERINUS, Roman statesman and philosopher, often styled "the last of the Romans", regarded by tradition as a Christian martyr, b.
		The theological works of Boethius include "De Trinitate"; two short treatises (opuscula) addressed to John the Deacon (afterwards Pope John I); "Liber contra Eutychen et Nestorium"; and "De Fide Catholicâ" (generally regarded as spurious, although the only argument against its genuineness is the lack of manuscript authority).
		The complete works of Boethius were first published at Venice in 1497; the best edition is in P.L. A good edition of the De Consolatione is that of PEIPER in Teubner Collection, where are also to be found the commentaries on ARISTOTLE, ed.
	www.nd.edu /Departments/Maritain/etext/boethius.htm (1455 words)

	Alasdair MacIntyre
		However, Boethius later fell foul of the Emperor and was convicted of treason and subsequently executed.
		To quote V.E. Watts on Boethius, 'God is like a spectator at a chariot race; He watches the action the charioteers perform, but this does not cause them.' God, to Boethius, is like a grand spectator of everything simultaneously, past and future in an eternal, present outside of temporal limits.
		Boethius uses the analogy of a doctor and a patient to illustrate how the relationship between criminal and prosecutor should be.
	www.philosophers.co.uk /cafe/phil_nov2002.htm (856 words)

	Blessed Severinus Boethius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Boethius is considered by some to be a martyr for the faith, but his sainthood is doubted by others.
		Boethius defended Albinus in court, was himself accused of being part of the plot, and imprisoned.
		Boethius was cruelly tortured and died a violent death.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/SEVERINU.htm (478 words)

	Boethius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Boethius is widely recognized as a major influence on Chaucer, whose discussion of fate and divine Providence in several of the Canterbury Tales and in Troilus and Criseyde comes directly from the Consolation of Philosophy, Boethius' Magnum Opus.
		Boethius' arguments on the matters of Providence and free will were so important that the medieval world considered him an authority as important as the Church fathers.
		Boethius' place in history would be secure based on his academic writings, for the quadrivium, the foundation of learning throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, was based on his textbooks.
	www.cox-internet.com /wyman/boece.html (1196 words)

	Boethius, Educator, Statesman, Philosopher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In an age when the glories of Rome as a political power were long lost, Boethius believed that it was the proper task of Rome to educate the world, and he took upon himself the task of translating the wisdom of the Greeks into Latin, with suitable commentary, and making it available to the West.
		To Boethius are attributed some theological writings, on the Trinity and on the doctrine (formulated in 451 at the Council of Chalcedon), that Christ has two Natures (human and divine) but one Person.
		Boethius himself was made "magister officiorum," or head of all court and government offices.
	justus.anglican.org /resources/bio/274.html (2954 words)

	Boethius, c.475-524
		Anicius Manlius Severinus, better known as Boethius, was born of a consular family and studied philosophy, mathematics and poetry.
		Boethius was made consul in 510, and his two sons shared the same honor in 522.
		Boethius was the last great Roman writer who understood Greek and his translations of Aristotle were long the only means of studying Greek philosophy.
	www.historyguide.org /ancient/boethius.html (2342 words)

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		Boethius was a Roman scholar and statesman, author of the neoplatonic work Consolations of Philosophy (De consolatione philosophiae).
		For political views he held, Boethius fell out of favor with the King and was charged with treason for defending a senator accused of treasonous activity.
		Franchino Gaffurio, for example, acknowledged Boethius in Theorica musice (1492) as the authoritative source on music-theoretical matters (though he did come to realize that ancient sources disagreed more than Boethius indicated), and Heinrich Glarean relied on Boethius in establishing a theory of twelve modes in the Dodekachordon (1547).
	www.angelfire.com /indie/anna_jones1/boethius.html (608 words)

	Boethius
		Ancius Manlius Severinus Boethius was born about 480 A.D. into the prestigious family of the Ancii; he rose quickly to the top of the Roman political establishment (which was, of course, ruled over by non-Romans).
		He seems to have trusted Boethius for a while; however, Boethius's attempts to negotiate with the Eastern Church soon were construed as treason by Theoderic and he slapped him in prison, tried and convicted him of treason and sacrilege, tortured him mercilessly for months, and killed him in the cruelest possible manner.
		If anyone defined a world view for the medievals, and even the people of the Renaissance, it was this poor, battered man trying in his last days of life to explain his suffering and the existence of evil.
	www.wsu.edu:8000 /~dee/CHRIST/BOETHIUS.HTM (519 words)

	TAPE 2: BOETHIUS ON PORPHYRY
		Boethius' works on these subjects are translations of, or are closely based on, the textbooks used in those schools.
		So in effect, when Boethius set out to make Greek philosophy available to his fellow citizens of Rome, he set out to translate the books that were read in the neo-Platonic schools of Alexandria.
		In this bracketed section Boethius argues that a genus or a species must be one in number: if you were counting the beings in the universe you would give a genus or species just one number.
	www.humanities.mq.edu.au /Ockham/x52t02.html (5997 words)

	Augustine, Boethius, Dionysius: Julian's Mystical Philosophy
		Boethius in this work presents Philosophia as a beautiful woman who consoles Boethius (she is really his wiser self) for his foolish and mawkish self-pitying.
		Medieval manuscripts of the text are richly illuminated, presenting Boethius in prison, mourning on his bed, and visited by the Lady Philosophia, and from her Dante derived his consoling figure of Beatrice.
		Dionysius also, similarly as had Boethius, spoke of God at the centre, 'All the radii of a circle are brought together in the unity of the centre', Adam Easton annotating those lines in his manuscript now at Cambridge.
	members.fortunecity.com /umilta/august.html (2492 words)

	The Consolation of Philosophy - Ancius Boethius - Penguin Group (USA)
		Written in prison before his brutal execution in AD 524, Boethius’s The Consolation of Philosophy is a conversation between the ailing prisoner and his ‘nurse’ Philosophy, whose instruction restores him to health and brings him to enlightenment.
		Boethius was an eminent public figure who had risen to great political heights in the court of King Theodoric when he was implicated in conspiracy and condemned to death.
		With great clarity of thought and philosophical brilliance, Boethius adopted the classical model of the dialogue to debate the vagaries of Fortune, and to explore the nature of happiness, good and evil, fate and free will.
	www.penguinputnam.com /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,0_0140447806,00.html (174 words)

	Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (ca 480 - 524/6)
		Boethius of Dacia, On the Supreme Good, on the Eternity of the World, on Dreams: On the Supreme Good, on the Eternity of the World, on Dreams.
		Cooper, A Concordance of Boethius: The Five Theological Tractates and the Consolation of Philosophy.
		Maarten J.F.M. Hoenen and Lodi W. Nauta, Boethius in the Middle Ages: Latin and Vernacular Traditions in the Consolatio Philosophiae.
	www.earlychurch.org.uk /boethius.php (608 words)

	Boethius’ Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Boethius was considered a child prodigy in his day, surpassing all of his contemporaries, and his goals were accordingly unprecedented in scope.
		Boethius sought to reconcile the two religions in 520 by writing four treatises in epistolary from on the doctrines of the Trinity and the nature of Jesus.
		Boethius’ own charge of disloyalty was worsened increasingly by further charges of practicing magic and sacrifice, of which neither were substantiated or confirmed.
	www.smcm.edu /users/jbmisko/biography.htm (770 words)

	BOETHIUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Boethius was born into a aristocratic Christian family in Rome and became consul under Theodoric the Ostrogoth.
		He is the author of theological treatises and he transmitted to the Middle Ages the works of Aristotle.
		While in prison Boethius wrote 'The Consolation of Philosophy' a work of calm philosophy which is as admirable as the last moments of the Platonic Socrates.
	www.hyperhistory.com /online_n2/people_n2/persons3_n2/boethius.html (82 words)

	Powell's Books - Boethius: The Theological Tractates and the Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Boethius: The Theological Tractates and the Consolation of Philosophy
		Boethius was revered as if he were a saint and his bones were removed in 996 to the Church of S. Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, and later to the Cathedral.
		Boethius was author of Latin translations of Aristotle, commentaries on various philosophical works, original works on logic, five books on music, and other works.
	www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-0674990838-2 (256 words)

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