Boethius of Dacia Quotes
Boethius of Dacia was a Latin philosopher and master of arts at the University of Paris, one of the leading exponents of the Latin Averroist school of the Faculty of Arts in the second half of the thirteenth century. His On the Eternity of the World defended the eternity of the world as a thesis demonstrable by natural reason, which the Christian must nevertheless reject on the authority of revelation, while his On the Supreme Good or On the Life of the Philosopher gave a celebrated defense of the contemplative life of the philosopher as the highest natural good available to human beings. The quotes below are attributed to Boethius of Dacia, organized by topic.
Boethius of Dacia on God
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Attributed to Boethius of Dacia:
“There is no quarrel between philosophy and faith; only between philosophers and theologians who have forgotten what each profession is for.”
Boethius of Dacia on Happiness
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Attributed to Boethius of Dacia:
“The contemplative life is the supreme good available to natural reason.”
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Attributed to Boethius of Dacia:
“The philosopher is happy in the actual exercise of intellect, not merely in its possession.”
Boethius of Dacia on Mind
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Attributed to Boethius of Dacia:
“The intellect of man is most itself when it inquires into the highest causes.”
Boethius of Dacia on Truth
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Attributed to Boethius of Dacia:
“Reason demonstrates the eternity of the world; faith teaches its temporal beginning; the philosopher must hold both.”