Fortune and what remains valuable › Further reading

Michael BrenndoerferOctober 23, 20261 min read
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  • Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by H. R. James. The complete translation provides the prose and verse sequence used for the passage references here.
  • Plato, Gorgias, especially 466b–480a. Its discussion of apparent power and the harm of wrongdoing offers a useful comparison with Book IV's standard of success.
  • Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book I, especially chapters 8–10. Its treatment of external goods and severe misfortune supplies a contrasting route into the question of happiness.
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