Book 3, Chapter 8 | The Consolation of Philosophy

Chapter Summary

Lady Philosophy summarizes her reasons why the pursuit of earthly goods is not the pathway to happiness but to suffering. They do not in themselves give happiness since they cannot even offer what they promise, nor give you the entirety of every good thing.

About The Consolation of Philosophy

Written in the 6th-century from a prison cell as the author awaits execution for a crime he did not commit, The Consolation of Philosophy is a dialogue between Boethius and a mysterious woman—Lady Philosophy—who helps him rediscover wisdom and virtue.

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