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Podcast: Arts & Ideas
Episode: The consolation of philosophy and stories
Description: The Roman statesman Boethius wrote The Consolation of Philosophy around the year 524 when he was incarcerated. It advises that fame and wealth are transitory and explores the nature of happiness and belief. Former Bishop of Edinburgh Richard Holloway has been wrestling with the way we understand belief. He joins Professor Seth Lerer and New Generation Thinker Kylie Murray in a discussion chaired by Matthew Sweet.Richard Holloway's new book is called Stories We Tell Ourselves: Making Meaning in a Meaningless Universe.
Dr Kylie Murray, Fellow in English and Scottish Literature at Cambridge who has identified a Boethius...