After Stoicism: Last Words of the Last Roman Philosopher

by Thomas Ward

The Stoic philosophers of antiquity recognized something we often forget. Good fortune does not guarantee happiness, and bad fortune does not guarantee misery.

Boethius was the last philosopher of ancient Rome and a Christian theologian. He was also an illustrious senator who suffered a spectacular reversal of fortune. Falsely accused of treason and sentenced to death, he spent several months in prison awaiting his execution. For consolation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1685781330
• ISBN13: 9781685781330
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Word on Fire Academic
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"