PHL205H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Prosimetrum, Ostrogothic Kingdom, Roman Citizenship
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Features and text of boethius" (cid:862)co(cid:374)solatio(cid:374) of philosoph(cid:455)(cid:863) Lad(cid:455) philosoph(cid:455)"s argu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t: e(cid:448)il people doi(cid:374)g (cid:449)ro(cid:374)g (cid:894)e. g. theoderi(cid:272)(cid:895) are least able to attain the happiness that they want; working in pursuit of a false good: things like power: not self-derived; involves giving into passions. Randomness," but an intersection of different chains of cause-effect: coincide does not equal chance the scenario from the farmer"s perspective and do not see the causes of the person who put the gold. Chance is an illusion incurred by the interference of unseen causes. Boethius" (and lady philosophy"s) free will in contrast to augustine: augustine: freedom has something to do with chance, with random action. If the object is contingent, knowledge is not possible, only opinion: opinions: knowledge of contingent things; status of knowledge changes according to the capacity of the knower. Reason > knowledge of the (platonic/universal) property of roundness . Imagination > knowledge of abstract constructions of roundness, i. e. the concept of a circle.
