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But you say, “by obedience to another he loses his liberty.” How then is it that children suffer the orders of their father and mother, and pupils th… - Philo of Alexandria
" "But you say, “by obedience to another he loses his liberty.” How then is it that children suffer the orders of their father and mother, and pupils the injunctions of their instructors?
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About Philo of Alexandria
Philo (20 BCE – 50 CE), known also as Philo of Alexandria and as Philo Judeaus, was a Hellenized Jewish philosopher born in Alexandria, Egypt. The few biographical details concerning him are found in his own works, especially in Legatio ad Gaium, ("embassy to Gaius") and in Flavius Josephus (Antiquities xviii.8, § 1; comp. ib. xix.5, § 1; xx.5, § 2).
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Native Name:
Φίλων τοῦ Ἀλεξανδρείας
Alternative Names:
Philo Judeaus
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Philo Alexandrinus
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Philo Judæus
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Philo
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Philo the Jew
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Philio of Alexandria
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Philio Judæus
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Philio Alexandrinus
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