Table of Contents
Brief Biography
About the Consolation of
Philosophy
Section I — Philosophical Dialogues
BOOK ONE —The Poet’s sorrows
Chapter 1 — Philosophy
appears to Boethius
Chapter 2 — The Poet is
speechless
Chapter 3 — Philosophy
explains
Chapter 4 — Boethius’ ruin
Chapter 5 — Philosophy on
unhappy change
Chapter 6 — Causes of the
soul’s sickness
BOOK 2 — The Vanity of Fortune's Gifts
Chapter 1 — Philosophy scolds
Boethius
Chapter 2 — Philosophy
impersonates Fortune
Chapter 3 — Past and present
fortunes
Chapter 4 — Hapiness is
sought within
Chapter 5 — Esternal gifts
Chapter 6 — Of virtue and
power
Chapter 7 — Philosophy: the
pettiness of fame
Chapter 8 — Telling true
friends from false
BOOK THREE — True and False Happiness
Chapter 1 — Philosophy’s
promise
Chapter 2 — Happiness, the
ultimate end
Chapter 3 — Happiness can
only add to wants
Chapter 4 — Titles and power
Chapter 5 — Tyrants and kings
go in fear
Chapter 6 — Of fame and noble
birth
Chapter 7 — Pleasure and
remorse
Chapter 8 — Beauty and
strength
Chapter 9 — True happiness
Chapter 10 — Happiness is in
God and
God in happiness
Chapter 11 — Unity in
goodness
Chapter 12 — Knowledge is
remembrance
BOOK FOUR — Good and Ill Fortune
Chapter 1 — Philosophy makes
morals plain
Chapter 2 — Power: good and
evil
Chapter 3 — Rewards and
punishments
Chapter 4 — To be happier and
more fortunate?
Chapter 5 — Happiness or
misery are not divine
Chapter 6 — God’s providence
Chapter 7 — all fortune is
good
BOOK FIVE — Free Will and God’s Foreknowledge
Chapter 1 — Philosophy says
that chance
Chapter 2 — Philosophy and
freedom of choice
Chapter 3 — Free will or
determinism
Chapter 4 — On what knowledge
depends
Chapter 5 — God’s
foreknowledge
Chapter 6 — A higher form of
cognition
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