Boethius
BOETHIUS (c. 475–c. 525), more fully, Anicius Manlius (Torquatus) Severinus Boethius, late Roman philosopher, theologian, and statesman. Because of the paucity of sources concerning Bo...
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Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
480?-524
Roman Philosopher and Scholar
Though he is remembered primarily as a philosopher, Boethius had a powerful impact on the history of mathematics. This was in ...
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Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
480?-525?
Roman mathematician and philosopher who translated many Greek texts into Latin in large encyclopedic collections. These collections were almost all that su...
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Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus(C. 480–524)
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, late Roman statesman and philosopher, was born into the ancient Anician family in Rome, the son of a distingu...
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Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus [addendum]
Boethius's position in the history of philosophy is curious. He is at best a competent representative of the Neoplatonic commentary tradition of l...
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The Roman logician and theologian Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (ca. 480-ca. 524) is best known for his influential work "The Consolation of Philosophy." He also wrote theological treatises and t...
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Looked at from the perspective of his death cell, the career of Boethius does not at first seem much of an argument for the belief that life makes sense. From being the favorite of fortune he has been...
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