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Joel Relihan argued that this philosopher structured one work as a Menippean (“men-ip-pee-an”) satire to advocate for the necessity of prayer and faith besides its last title concept. A poem by this philosopher addressed to the “lord and path and goal” is traditionally interpreted as a summary of the Timaeus. The (-5[1])fifth book of one work by this philosopher argues that the distinction between the divine intellect and human reason allows divine prescience to coexist with free will. God is compared to a ship’s (*) “rudder and helm” in a work by this philosopher that echoes the Gorgias in claiming that evildoers punish themselves by no longer existing as humans. This philosopher’s most famous work popularized the wheel of fortune (10[2])and begins (10[2])with a visit by an allegorical (10[3])Lady while he is imprisoned for treason against Theodoric. For 10 points, name this author of The Consolation of Philosophy. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Boethius [or Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Philosophy>
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