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Book III Of Boethius The Consolation Of Philosophy

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Book III of The Consolation of Philosophy opens up with Boethius admiring Philosophy’s song. He believes that he now has a true sense of things and can no longer be fooled by Fortune. Since Fortune cannot bring true happiness, Philosophy then addresses what brings true happiness. Philosophy proceeds to first give him an idea what happiness is in hope that Boethius will recognize the pattern of true happiness. Philosophy then makes the following statement to explain what true happiness is by stating “It is the perfection of all good things and contains in itself all that is good; and if anything were missing from it, it couldn’t be perfect, because something would remain outside it, which could still be wished for” (pg. 48). In essence
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