The Consolation of Philosophy is a work by Boethius written in the 6th century after he lost favor with the Ostrogoth ruler Theoderic and was imprisoned and executed for treason. It is written in the form of a dialogue between Boethius and Lady Philosophy. In the work, Lady Philosophy consoles Boethius and argues that true happiness is found not in earthly goods and fortune, which are arbitrary and fleeting, but rather in contemplating God, who represents non-arbitrariness and is the final cause and purpose of all things. The Consolation of Philosophy had an enormous influence during the Middle Ages in spreading concepts like the arbitrariness of fortune on Earth and the idea that true freedom
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