![]() Namely, if things can be shown to happen somehow randomly, in a way that does not include God as a “causal nexus,” then humans can clearly have free will-but Philosophy’s argument about God’s nature is challenged. Additionally, Boethius may have thought that his readers would raise this doubt, as it certainly does have some tangential relevance to the rest of Book V. It might be simply an attempt to show off his knowledge of Aristotle or his gradually-improving ability to engage Philosophy in a genuine philosophical dialogue, rather than merely listening to her extended arguments. Although Philosophy is right that Boethius’s question about chance has essentially no bearing on the course of the rest of the Consolation, there are still a few reasons why the author might have chosen to include it at the beginning of Book V. ![]()
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