How refreshing to see a time-tested take on today's troublesome electoral climate. I read Boethius ages ago, and it's wonderful to reencounter it now with a new perspective. I look forward to reading parts of it through your Substack.
I found this very interesting—"If, furthermore, in these dignities and powers there was some natural and intrinsic good, they would never fall into the hands of evil men, since incompatible things do not usually associate, and nature rejects the combination of opposites." The central idea is interesting and the ancillary cultural detail is also very interesting—the view of nature was at work behind "nature rejects the combination of opposites." We would probably be fonder of saying today that "opposites attract."
BTW, can you share what the other books on CS Lewis's top ten list included? "Mere Christianity" would be one of my top 10!
Fantastic article.
Love how we had similar thoughts, you with Boethius, I with Augustine.
Love this!
How refreshing to see a time-tested take on today's troublesome electoral climate. I read Boethius ages ago, and it's wonderful to reencounter it now with a new perspective. I look forward to reading parts of it through your Substack.
I found this very interesting—"If, furthermore, in these dignities and powers there was some natural and intrinsic good, they would never fall into the hands of evil men, since incompatible things do not usually associate, and nature rejects the combination of opposites." The central idea is interesting and the ancillary cultural detail is also very interesting—the view of nature was at work behind "nature rejects the combination of opposites." We would probably be fonder of saying today that "opposites attract."
BTW, can you share what the other books on CS Lewis's top ten list included? "Mere Christianity" would be one of my top 10!