Great Books II: Assignment 32
Study Questions for Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy, bks 4-5
Book 4
- Prose 1 What is Boethius's problem or question in this Book?
- Prose 2 How does the fact that good men obtain the good prove that they have more power than evil men? Why does Philosophy say the evil men do not exist?
- Prose 3 How is it that the good are always rewarded and the wicked always punished?
- Prose 6, Page 359 What is the difference and relationship between Providence and Fate?
- Prose 7 Why is all fortune good?
Book 5
- Prose 1 What are the two kinds of chance Philosophy discusses, and which can there be?
- Prose 3, Page 401 Why will human affairs collapse if divine foreknowledge eliminates human freedom?
- Prose 6 How does God's living in the eternal present help to solve the problem of Providence and free will? How does the distinction between simple and conditional necessity help solve it?
- What is the practical conclusion of the discussion at the end of Prose 6?
- Consider the three questions Philosophy put to Boethius in Book 1, Prose
- How have they been answered now?
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