The Consolation of Philosophy · Boethius
BOOK III. — TRUE HAPPINESS AND FALSE.
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I. THE THORNS OF ERROR 93 II. THE BENT OF NATURE 99 III. THE INSATIABLENESS OK AVARICE 105 IV. DISGRACE OF HONOURS CONFERRED BY A TYRANT 109 V. SELF-MASTERY 113 VI. TRUE NOBILITY 116 VII. PLEASURE'S STING 118 VIII. HUMAN FOLLY 121 IX. INVOCATION 130 X. THE TRUE LIGHT 141 XI. REMINISCENCE 150 XII. ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE 158
BOOK IV. GOOD AND ILL FORTUNE.
I. THE SOUL'S FLIGHT 166 II. THE BONDAGE OF PASSION 177 III. CIRCE'S CUP 182 IV. THE UNREASONABLENESS OF HATRED 194 V. WONDER AND IGNORANCE 197 VI. THE UNIVERSAL AIM 212 VII. THE HERO'S PATH 219
BOOK V. FREE WILL AND GOD'S FOREKNOWLEDGE.
I. CHANCE 229 II. THE TRUE SUN 233 III. TRUTH'S PARADOXES 241 IV. A PSYCHOLOGICAL FALLACY 250 V. THE UPWARD LOOK 255
