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title: "Book 1 Chapter 4: Boethius Puts God in the Dock"
date: 2020-04-26T22:52:18Z
series: "The Consolation of Philosophy"
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Philosophy bids Boethius declare his griefs. He relates the story of his unjust accusation and ruin. He concludes with a prayer (Song V.) that the moral disorder in human affairs may be set right. In the analysis: on the competition between **Dionysus and Apollo**; **The Ass and The Lyre**; Boethius’ similarities to the **Book of Job**.
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 								title: "Book 1 Chapter 4: Boethius Puts God in the Dock"
 								date: 2020-04-26T22:52:18Z
 								series: "The Consolation of Philosophy"
 								image: https://gmgauthier.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/podcast/img/1295493-1587570880129-19c5232f081e9.jpg
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-												publish chapters 3 and 4

											
										
										
											2022-01-01 14:01:10 +00:00
 								Philosophy bids Boethius declare his griefs. He relates the story of his unjust accusation and ruin. He concludes with a prayer (Song V.) that the moral disorder in human affairs may be set right. In the analysis: on the competition between **Dionysus and Apollo**; **The Ass and The Lyre**; Boethius’ similarities to the **Book of Job**.