However, there are issues with the book and, unfortunately, the work is not entirely successful in articulating or defending the claims it puts forward.īishop’s book is short, concluding at 90 pages, and is comprised of three chapters. The broad project holds merit, and Bishop successfully outlines several areas where Boethius does hold interest and potential utility for contemporary social and economic debates. These principles provide tools for both critique and replacement, with Bishop’s reading of the Consolation attempting to identify the problems within today’s economy whilst simultaneously suggesting itself as their solution. He finds these principles in Boethius’s Consolation of Philosophy. Bishop attempts to outline a set of economic principles which he presents as an alternative to those dominant today. Abingdon, Oxon / New York, NY: Routledge. Foundations for a Humanitarian Economy: Re-thinking Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy.
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