The Relation between Philosophy and Religion in Boethius’ Anthropology based on Theological Treatises and the Consolation of Philosophy
The central concern of this article is understanding the relationship between philosophy and religion in Boethius' anthropology. For reaching this end, we have analyzed his ideas about issues, such as creation, the nature of and evidence for human free will, and the ultimate goal of man -in The...
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| description | The central concern of this article is understanding the relationship between philosophy and religion in Boethius' anthropology. For reaching this end, we have analyzed his ideas about issues, such as creation, the nature of and evidence for human free will, and the ultimate goal of man -in Theological Treatises as representative of Boethius' theological views and in the Consolation of Philosophy as representative of Boethius' philosophy. Boethius, in both works, accepted dualism, human free will, and the intellect as the evidence for human free will. Concerning the creation of 'man' and the placement of the soul in the body, in the Theological Treatises, he accepts the Bible report, but in the Consolation of Philosophy, he finds the Platonic reading more convincing; However, here, he attributes the incarnation of the soul to the divine act too. In the Consolation of Philosophy, he believes in the consistency of human free will and divine knowledge by presenting them thoroughly and analyzing issues such as ways of acquiring knowledge, remaining a knowledge even after the ceasing of its object, the distinction between pure necessity and conditional necessity, and between sempiternity and eternity, and the proof for God's sempiternity. He proves that although all future events are necessary from the divine perspective, some are necessary per se, and some through free will. In sum, Boethius' portrayal of 'man' in the Consolation of Philosophy does not distort what he has said about 'man' in Theological Treatises. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-afc50f4008ff48b681d20908d527c86a2024-03-06T07:55:29ZfasImam Sadiq Universityپژوهشنامه فلسفه دین2228-65782228-65862020-10-0118211914010.30497/prr.2021.238770.159575666The Relation between Philosophy and Religion in Boethius’ Anthropology based on Theological Treatises and the Consolation of PhilosophyُSayyedeh Fatemeh Nourani Khatibani0Maryam Salem1Mitra Poursina2M.A. graduated, department of theosophy and theology, faculty of theology and religions, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IranAssistant professor, department of theosophy and theology, faculty of religions and theology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.Associate Professor, department of theosophy and theology, faculty of religions and theology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.The central concern of this article is understanding the relationship between philosophy and religion in Boethius' anthropology. For reaching this end, we have analyzed his ideas about issues, such as creation, the nature of and evidence for human free will, and the ultimate goal of man -in Theological Treatises as representative of Boethius' theological views and in the Consolation of Philosophy as representative of Boethius' philosophy. Boethius, in both works, accepted dualism, human free will, and the intellect as the evidence for human free will. Concerning the creation of 'man' and the placement of the soul in the body, in the Theological Treatises, he accepts the Bible report, but in the Consolation of Philosophy, he finds the Platonic reading more convincing; However, here, he attributes the incarnation of the soul to the divine act too. In the Consolation of Philosophy, he believes in the consistency of human free will and divine knowledge by presenting them thoroughly and analyzing issues such as ways of acquiring knowledge, remaining a knowledge even after the ceasing of its object, the distinction between pure necessity and conditional necessity, and between sempiternity and eternity, and the proof for God's sempiternity. He proves that although all future events are necessary from the divine perspective, some are necessary per se, and some through free will. In sum, Boethius' portrayal of 'man' in the Consolation of Philosophy does not distort what he has said about 'man' in Theological Treatises.https://prrj.isu.ac.ir/article_75666_20fad7452bb7f84f3f49bd77ad4ace83.pdfboethiustheological treatisesconsolation of philosophyanthropologyfree will |
| spellingShingle | ُSayyedeh Fatemeh Nourani Khatibani Maryam Salem Mitra Poursina The Relation between Philosophy and Religion in Boethius’ Anthropology based on Theological Treatises and the Consolation of Philosophy پژوهشنامه فلسفه دین boethius theological treatises consolation of philosophy anthropology free will |
| title | The Relation between Philosophy and Religion in Boethius’ Anthropology based on Theological Treatises and the Consolation of Philosophy |
| title_full | The Relation between Philosophy and Religion in Boethius’ Anthropology based on Theological Treatises and the Consolation of Philosophy |
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| title_short | The Relation between Philosophy and Religion in Boethius’ Anthropology based on Theological Treatises and the Consolation of Philosophy |
| title_sort | relation between philosophy and religion in boethius anthropology based on theological treatises and the consolation of philosophy |
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