Clement of Alexandria wrote at a period when the questions philosophy asked were themselves being renegotiated.
The record lists Clement of Alexandria as Christian theologian (c.150 – c.215).
Clement of Alexandria was born at Athens in 150. His recorded nationality is Italy. He studied at Catechetical School of Alexandria.
Philosophy then was taught in person and preserved by students; what survives often reaches us through the summaries of opponents.
Among his principal works are Protrepticus and Excerpts of Theodotus. Philosophical influence is measured in the questions a thinker made unavoidable.
That the work was done from Italy matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Clement of Alexandria died in 215, aged 65. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Notable work: Protrepticus
- Notable work: Excerpts of Theodotus
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