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title: "Book 3 Chapter 6: Glory Is No Substitute"
date: 2020-10-18T21:01:44Z
series: "The Consolation of Philosophy"
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(d) Fame conferred on the unworthy is but disgrace. The splendour of noble birth is not a man’s own, but his ancestors’. Analysis – Philosophy Tells us why Glory is a poor substitute for true happiness. The dialogue actually dances between two different definitions of glory – terrestrial, and transcendent. *Bonus content: a segment from a **Paula Gooder lecture, on the question of glory**. You can find the {{< abstab title="original lecture here." url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ6NX0REEOE" >}}.