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Boethius

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Bo·e·thi·us  (b-th-s), Anicius Manlius Severinus a.d. 480?-524?
Roman philosopher and mathematician. Falsely accused of treason, he wrote his greatest work, The Consolation of Philosophy, an investigation of destiny and free will, while awaiting his execution.
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Noun1.Boethius - a Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a decisive influence on medieval logic (circa 480-524)


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He is the author of Understanding the Medieval Meditative Ascent: Augustine, Anselm, Boethius, and Dante (CUA Press, 2006).
It is useful to be reminded by Richard Harp of the late plays' concern with ideas of Providence, but his claim that Boethius helps us to understand that concern is no more, nor less, valid than claims that Shakespeare was influenced by the immediate social and political context in which he lived.
Apparently tired of mechanical performances by virtuosi, the scholar Boethius made a distinction between performers and those who were truly musically astute.
 
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