Boethius, Session 02 - When Fortune Turns Against You

Join Signum University's Dr. Corey Olsen as he continues his much anticipated Mythgard Academy class on Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy. By the end you'll be wondering if you were always destined to enjoy it as much as you did!
In Book Two Lady Philosophy explains to Boethius how Fortune works. Fortune has not changed or mistreated Boethius. Change is what Fortune does. His prior success was not a reward, but merely the up side of fortune, to be followed inevitably by the down side. Trusting in Fortune leads inevitably to disappointment. Fortune enjoys turning her wheel. Her gifts are hers to bestow and take back. And the vicissitudes of Fortune are perfectly natural. So the real problem is in Boethius' thinking. Goods that may be lost, as all the goods of Fortune are, cannot be the basis of true happiness.
Recorded on: 17 May 2017
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