Consolation of Philosophy: A comparative Critical Analytical Reading of the Reflections of Seneca (T/65M) and Boethius (T/524 AD)

      The history of philosophy did not know the concept of  consolation before the stoic philosopher Seneca (Lucius Anaeus Seneca) (T/65 AD), which he presented in three letters of solace: solace to Marika, solace to Helvia, and solace to Polybus. These three solaces were interspersed with history, wisdom and philosophy, in a literary template not known before Seneca, after which no one could go through it except the Roman philosopher Boethius (Áncios Manlios Savarynos Boethius) (T/524 AD), in his famous author (Consolation of  Philosophy), who put him in prison and was inspired by the two theories: stoicism and Platonic in divine justice. Although the literary form in which Buttheus's work was drafted differs from the literary template of Seneca's letters, we cannot deny that he was influenced in some way.
- The purpose of the study: This study is a comparative critical analytical reading in the consolations of Seneca and Boethius, with the aim of researching their respective reflections on what is considered philosophy, as consolation, and consolation in cases of misery, in the hope of providing comfort, tranquillity, and reassurance to those who have lost it.
- The problem of the study: Trying to answer the following question: How did Seneca and Boethius adapt philosophical thought to become a means of psychological solace for the afflicted person? In order to shed light on the important philosophical problems that have been smoothly addressed within their respective reflections.
    As for the questions of the study, they can be summarized as follows:
1. How did the literary form of Seneca's consolation differ from that of Boethius?
2. How was Seneca and Boethius able to adapt stoic thought, with its various issues, to serve philosophical consolation?
3. Is happiness a human luck, or a voluntary decision?
4. To what degree can (philosophical solace) realistically face fatalistic events?
- Approach used: The questions of this study were answered using appropriate research methods, such as: the historical, analytical, critical, and comparative method.