In prison pending execution in 524 St Boethius, an avid student of philosophy, composed a treatise in which he imagined his dialogue with Philosophia. She describes life as a turning Wheel of Fortune—sometimes up, then down. Deliverance lies in drawing close to the still center.

Oct 23, 2019 · 4:53 PM UTC

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Boethius’ “Consolation of Philosophy,” one of the most popular books in the Middle Ages, later inspired a popular game show. In this version however the goal is merely to guess the missing letters in a word or phrase, such as: THE E*PER*R HAS N* CL*THES.
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