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title: "Book 3 Chapter 7: The Pleasures of Mind and Body"
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date: 2020-10-25T20:57:40Z
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series: "The Consolation of Philosophy"
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(e) Pleasure begins in the restlessness of desire, and ends in repentance. Even the pure pleasures of home may turn to gall and bitterness. Analysis – Boethius warns us off of bodily pleasures, through the mouth of Lady Philosophy, because they give you a hangover. *Bonus Content: a segment from **a lecture by Dominican Father Dominic Legge, on the question of intellectual pleasure**. You can find the {{< abstab title="original lecture here." url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Mga-Deu4A" >}}. |