They in their desire for health commit themselves to physic… - Philo of Alexandria

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They in their desire for health commit themselves to physicians, but these people show no willingness to cast off the soul-sickness of their untrained grossness by resorting to wise men....

Philo of Alexandria

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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 • Philo Alexandrinus • Philo Judæus • Philo • Philo the Jew • Philio of Alexandria • Philio Judæus • Philio Alexandrinus

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