Consolation from Philosophy. Boethius

“The Consolation of Philosophy,” a poetic and philosophical mystery by the late Roman thinker Severinus Boethius (c. 480-524), in an exquisite artistic form poses – and attempts to resolve – a number of questions that have prompted intellectual inquiry in different eras: about the nature of happiness and the highest good; about God’s providence and the presence of evil in the world; about free will and predestination. The work had a huge impact on the culture of the European Middle Ages and the Renaissance and forever remained a precious spiritual heritage of humanity.