Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgement -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Consolation in Context -- a. Historical Background -- b. Boethius -- c. Philosophy's 'Consolation' -- d. Reception and Influence -- 3 The Consolation of Philosophy -- a. Book I -- b. Book II -- c. Book III -- d. Book IV -- e. Book V -- 4 Consolation as Economy's Foundation -- a. Human Being: Between Higher Nature and Basic Needs -- b. The Wealth of Happiness -- c. The Poverty of Hoarding -- d. Nature and Spirit -- e. The Part and the Whole -- 5 Conclusion -- Index