Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy as a Product of Late Antiquity, Paperback - Antonio Donato

An exploration of Boethius' social, political background, his notion of philosophy and its sources, and his understanding of the relationship betwe...

Boethius’ masterpiece, The Consolation of Philosophy (c. 524) can be counted among the most popular books of the early Middle Ages: it was extensiv...

Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in a conspiracy...

DescriptionBorn in the late 5th century AD, Boethius was a Roman statesman and philosopher who would come into the service of the Ostrogothic ruler...

Boethius composed De Consolation Philosophiae in the sixth century A.D. while awaiting death by torture, condemned on a charge of plotting against ...

Reducere. The Consolation of Philosophy is a philosophical work by Boethius, written around the year 524. It has been described as the single most important ...

The modern global economy and discipline of economics place mathematical calculation above human concern. However, a re-reading of Boethius' The Co...

Owing heavily to the styles of Plato and Socrates, Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy is a deep investigation into the nature of wisdom and the p...

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With trademark versatility and brilliance, world-renowned classicist Simon Goldhill explores how Christianity transformed humanity's relationship w...

Explores how ancient and late antique Christianity traveled through Asia by examining the social networks that connected the ancient and late antiq...

Explores power relations in the households, schools, and monasteries of late antiquity in light of social theory, in a way that will be of interest...

Saint Anicius Manlius Severinus Bo thius, commonly called Boethius (477-524 AD), was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, and philosopher ...

Explores how literary form changes when Christianity and rabbinic Judaism take shape. By reading little-known but hugely influential texts, this bo...

Rabbinic stories portraying heretics (minim) typically involve a conflict over biblical interpretation. Using previously untapped Christian materia...

One of the most influential texts to come out of the late Middle Ages.

A comprehensive and innovative reconstruction of the emergence of early Muslim religion and polity in their historical, religious and ethnological ...

Daily Life in Late Antiquity is the first comprehensive study of lived experience in the Late Roman Empire, from c.250-600 CE. Each of the six topi...

Reducere. The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human i...

Reducere. Peter Brown, perhaps the greatest living authority on Mediterranean civilization in late antiquity, traces the growing power of Christian bishops a...

This is the first general book on Greek and Latin letter-writing in Late Antiquity (400300-600 CE). Allen and Neil examine early Christian Greek an...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Mary K. FaragIllustration(s): 22 color photographs, 6 tablesNumber of pages: 346Collection: Tra...

Reducere. Dr. Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) was an Austrian philosopher, literary scholar, educator, architect, playwright, social thinker, and esotericist. Aft...

An innovative approach to the study of an under-appreciated topic of the place of art in ancient religion and will be essential reading for researc...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Peter BrownIllustration(s): 113 Illustrations, black and white; 17 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 21...

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Publisher: Hirmer VerlagAuthor(s): Jessica RichardsonIllustration(s): 240 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 380Publication date: 2021Dimensions:...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Jean-Luc FournetIllustration(s): 37 b/w illus. 3 tables. 1 map.Number of pages: 224Collection: The ...

Reducere. In his sixth-century work commonly known as the De hebdomadibus, Boethius (ca. 480-524) poses the question of how created things or substances can ...

This book is essential reading for understanding what happened to Rome at the end of antiquity. By focusing on the actions of senatorial aristocrat...

Luciano Floridi presents an innovative approach to philosophy, conceived as conceptual design. His starting-point is that reality provides the data...