The Consolation of Philosophy
A prisoner’s dialogue with Philosophy asks where happiness can be found when fortune collapses. It weighs freedom, providence and the limits of worldly success.
Philosophy
Original date: c. 524 (written)
Reading level: Intermediate
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Fr. John HardonSecondary source
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Fr. John Hardon
Named in a secondary transcription of Hardon’s list. The printed original has not yet been checked for this work.
Peter Kreeft
Named in the published transcript of Kreeft’s lecture.
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Original catalog editions
Harvard University Press (2010), Edition: First Edition, 208 pages
The Consolation of Philosophy
Ignatius Press (2012), Edition: First Edition, 278 pages
The Consolation of Philosophy: With an Introduction and Contemporary Criticism (Ignatius Critical Editions)