The Blending of Pagan and Christian Elements in Book III of the 'Consolatio'

In the third book of the Consolatio philosophiae, Lady Philosophy discusses with Boethius the notions of happiness and good, which are separated from their false forms, and finally led him to that of the ‘Supreme Good’, the One who embodies all perfections in perfect unity. This can only be identified with God, who is, in essence, Good and Happiness, the One to whom all things point. Boethius’s doctrine is explained in its sources (which are not limited to Greek Neoplatonic philosophers), in its most relevant themes (the concept of deification; the structure of the hymn O qui perpetua; the peculiar speculative use of poems), and in its connections with Christian thought: albeit the text does not explicitly use Christian notions, the philosopher’s aim seems to be to show, by referring to the principle of the unity of truth, how Philosophy and Theology can agree.