The Relationship between Epistemology and Axiology in the Consolation of Philosophy
نویسندگان
1 Corresponding Author, MA Graduate in Comparative Theology, Department of Wisdom and Theology, Faculty of Theology and Religious, University of Shahid Beheshti, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Wisdom and Theology, Faculty of Theology and Religious, University of Shahid Beheshti, Iran.
doi
10.30470/er.2025.2042984.1371چکیده
In the consolation of philosophy, we are faced with three "what"s: what are we? what do we have of ourselves? what should we be looking for? These three questions and their answers are "epistemology" in the consolation of philosophy; and the purpose of posing these questions and answering them is "axiology" in this treatise. The humanistic field of this treatise and why and how philosophy is consoling in a situation where Boethius was awaiting execution and had nothing to lose and no opportunity to gain, caused three issues to be analyzed in an analytical-descriptive method: 1. Does Boethius consider "epistem" possible in this treatise? 2. What kind and how is this epistem? 3. What is the necessity and purpose of dealing with this epistemology in the consolation of philosophy? In the consolation of philosophy Boethius presents an epistemology with regard to the origin and destination, in which "self-awareness" is considered the reason for distinguishing human from other things. According to him, everything is valuable because it has a purpose, and the purpose of human action is God, so that man becomes like God. Since value theory in Boethius' opinion is related to concepts such as: good and happiness, the value in this treatise is "moral". In this treatise, philosophy teaches man how he can relate to God at the highest level of knowledge through his actions and reach this great understanding.
