Clement of Alexandria

Author: Lila
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The ethical views of Clement, the Alexandrian theologian, are based on the convergence of the Platonic school, the Stoic school, and the Aristotelian school. The main characteristics of these views also appear in Philo and middle Platonism. However, Clement surpasses the limits of second-century academy-Platonism due to adopting the concept of a highly ethical stage, regarding "apathy" as the highest ethical ideal, and equating it with "divine resemblance." These are the aspects of our knowledge, placing him in the line of Alexandria from Philo to Neoplatonism.