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title: "Book 2 Chapter 2: The Inevitability of Fortune"
date: 2020-05-24T22:35:57Z
series: "The Consolation of Philosophy"
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<p>Philosophy warns Boethius of the inevitability of his place on the wheel, and chides him for challenging this most natural state of affairs. We'll briefly explore the history and mythology of Croesis and Perseus, and then we’ll have a quick look at the problem of fate.</p>