or what was sown on rocky ground, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away" (RSV). Prose 7. What are Philosophy's main arguments against the value of seeking fame?Prose 8. Philosophy tells Boethius that misfortune is actually better than good fortune. Why?Book IIIProse 2. How does Philosophy explain that man's desire for the true good propels him into the pursuit of false goods?List the false goods sought by men and discussed in each of the following sections:Prose 3.: Prose 4.: Prose 5.: Prose 6.: Prose 7.:Prose 9. Note that, in true Socratic form, Philosophy establishes the criteria for true and perfect happiness before announcing a candidate source of it.Prose 10. What is the true source of happiness?Prose 11. Note that the argument here is: All seek preservation, which means that all seek unity, which means that all seek the good, which means that all seek God--even though they may not know it, but get detoured in their ignorance.Book IVBook IV is Boethius' treatment of the "problem of pain": why is there evil? His argument is very interesting, for he asserts that the good always win and the evil always lose.Prose 2. Why does Philosophy say that "good men have power but evil men are impotent"?Prose 3, Poem 3. What is the punishment that afflicts the evil?Prose 4. Philosophy argues that for the evil to be successful makes them more unhappy than if they failed at their goals. Why?Prose 6.. How does Philosophy explain the apparent prosperity of the wicked?Prose 7. Philosophy eventually tells Boethius, in effect, "Stop being a wimp; life is supposed to be hard, for your own good."Think back on Book IV. How satisfying is Boethius' explanation of the problem of evil?Book VProse 1. Does chance exist?Prose 3-Prose 6. Boethius here raises another common and important i...
