Ideas from 'The Consolations of Philosophy' by Boethius [520], by Theme Structure
[found in 'The Consolations of Philosophy' by Boethius (ed/tr Watts,V.E.) [Penguin 1969,0-14-044208-1]].
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding
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Reasoning relates to understanding as time does to eternity [Sorabji]
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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 1. Nature of Free Will
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Knowledge of present events doesn't make them necessary, so future events are no different
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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 2. Sources of Free Will
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Rational natures require free will, in order to have power of judgement
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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / a. Determinism
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Does foreknowledge cause necessity, or necessity cause foreknowledge?
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God's universal foreknowledge seems opposed to free will
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism
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The wicked want goodness, so they would not be wicked if they obtained it
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility
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Rewards and punishments are not deserved if they don't arise from free movement of the mind
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
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When people fall into wickedness they lose their human nature
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / a. Nature of happiness
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Happiness is a good which once obtained leaves nothing more to be desired
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue
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The bad seek the good through desire, but the good through virtue, which is more natural
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / j. Unity of virtue
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Varied aims cannot be good because they differ, but only become good when they unify
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 2. Freedom of belief
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You can't control someone's free mind, only their body and possessions
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 5. God and Time
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Divine eternity is the all-at-once and complete possession of unending life
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / a. Divine morality
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Where does evil come from if there is a god; where does good come from if there isn't?
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / c. God is the good
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God is the supreme good, so no source of goodness could take precedence over God
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / a. Cosmological Proof
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The power through which creation remains in existence and motion I call 'God'
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / b. Teleological Proof
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The regular events of this life could never be due to chance
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29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / a. Immortality
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The reward of the good is to become gods
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29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / a. Problem of Evil
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God can do anything, but he cannot do evil, so evil must be nothing
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If you could see the plan of Providence, you would not think there was evil anywhere
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