The Cambridge Companion to Boethius (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) - Softcover

Marenbon, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521694256 ISBN 13: 9780521694254

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Boethius (c.480-c.525/6), though a Christian, worked in the tradition of the Neoplatonic schools, with their strong interest in Aristotelian logic and Platonic metaphysics. He is best known for his Consolation of Philosophy, which he wrote in prison awaiting execution. His works also include a long series of logical translations, commentaries and monographs and some short but densely-argued theological treatises, all of which were enormously influential on medieval thought. But Boethius was more than a writer who passed on important ancient ideas to the Middle Ages. The essays here by leading specialists, which cover all the main aspects of his writing and its influence, show that he was a distinctive thinker, whose arguments repay careful analysis and who used his literary talents in conjunction with his philosophical abilities to present a complex view of the world.

About this title

Book Description:

Covers all the important aspects of Boethius, a late ancient Latin philosopher, who was very widely studied in the Middle Ages. The subjects discussed include logic, theology, metaphysics, philosophy of language and also questions of literary form and Boethius's influence on poets as well as philosophers and theologians.

About the Author:

John Marenbon is a Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge. His publications include The Philosophy of Peter Abelard (1997, 1999) and Boethius (2003).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521694256
• ISBN 13: 9780521694254
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 374