In The Consolidation of Philosophy Book III Prose X Boethius claims that if there is a God it would have to be identical with Goodness and Happiness. Firstly, I will further explain Boethius’s claim that the three things we most seek are equal to one another. Stepping away from Boethius’s claim, I will refute Boethius's argument with by arguing that God, Goodness, and Happiness can not be the identical. Lastly, I object to my own objection that although they can not be identical there is a possible way for them to be related. In The Consolidation of Philosophy Book III Prose X Boethius claims that if there is a God it would have to be the same thing as Happiness and Goodness. Boethius begins to construct his claim by describing
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The perfect good is the best thing of its kind. Assuming nothing can be imagined that is better than God, it also proves the perfect Good exists within him (Prose 10.8-9), since he is portrayed as exemplary for all. If he did not possess this then it would not be accurate to say that there is nothing more perfect than God. Prior to this Boethius assessed that true happiness is the perfect good. This leads him to the conclude since true happiness and the perfect good are equal then true happiness resides in God. Boethius supports this by emphasizing “there cannot exist two highest goods that are different from each other,” because if they are different from one another “neither of them can be perfect, because either one of them lacks the other,” indicating that God, Happiness, and Goodness must all the be the same thing for them to be considered …show more content…
For example, in some households, parents dictate for their children to take a certain career path. Parents highly influence them to choose a major, because they bring affluence. Parents think that they are doing what is good for their child. Since the children trust their parents and there is the social structure that minors must obey their elders they comply. However, this makes the kids go through years of suffering in studying because it has been ingrained that it is good for them. Through searching for the good they are also neglecting the happiness. Although this will bring them their definition of ultimate good, it will not bring them happiness. Therefore, Good and Happiness are not equal,assuming that a concrete definition of good and happiness does not
The perfect good is the best thing of its kind. Assuming nothing can be imagined that is better than God, it also proves the perfect Good exists within him (Prose 10.8-9), since he is portrayed as exemplary for all. If he did not possess this then it would not be accurate to say that there is nothing more perfect than God. Prior to this Boethius assessed that true happiness is the perfect good. This leads him to the conclude since true happiness and the perfect good are equal then true happiness resides in God. Boethius supports this by emphasizing “there cannot exist two highest goods that are different from each other,” because if they are different from one another “neither of them can be perfect, because either one of them lacks the other,” indicating that God, Happiness, and Goodness must all the be the same thing for them to be considered …show more content…
For example, in some households, parents dictate for their children to take a certain career path. Parents highly influence them to choose a major, because they bring affluence. Parents think that they are doing what is good for their child. Since the children trust their parents and there is the social structure that minors must obey their elders they comply. However, this makes the kids go through years of suffering in studying because it has been ingrained that it is good for them. Through searching for the good they are also neglecting the happiness. Although this will bring them their definition of ultimate good, it will not bring them happiness. Therefore, Good and Happiness are not equal,assuming that a concrete definition of good and happiness does not