I have no idea ...

[Morthoron]

Originally Posted by Lindale

ok... i didn't know BD has suddenly transformed into an existentialist philosophy forum.

seriously now, what the hell--

Well then, given Tolkien's ardent Catholicism, would you prefer the post to be analyzed from the point of view of Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy or Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica? Given his philosophical bent, I think Tolkien would have preferred Boethius (more Platonic than Aristotlean).