Galenus Christianus? The Doctrine of Demonstration in Stromata VIII and the Question of its Source

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ID4062887
AuthorsMatyáš Havrda (0000-0001-8348-6496, Centre for Patristic, Medieval and Renaissance Texts, Palacký UniversityOlomoucCzech Republic, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume65
Issue4
Pages343-375
Publication date2011-12-17
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueVigiliae Christianae (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0042-6032 • E-ISSN: 1570-0720
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/157007211x550583
OpenAlexW2061260682
LanguageEN
Citations received17

The article is a source-critical study of the doctrine of demonstration in the so-called eighth book of Stromata by Clement of Alexandria. After an overview of the doctrine, as presented in Str. VIII 3,1-15,1, it examines parallels in philosophical literature, especially in the writings of Galen. This examination brings to light correspondences (not all of which have been previously noted) whose number and proximity opens the question of the relation between Galen and the source of Stromata VIII. After considering three explanations to account for these similarities, the article proposes that Galen's lost writing on demonstration could be Clement's source

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