homoiosis theo
(ομοιωσις θεω)
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likeness to God |
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likeness to God; the phrase is derived from the famous passage of Plato’s Theaetetus 176bc; it is understood as the end ( telos) of life which is to be attained by knowledge ( gnosis); for Iamblichus, ‘knowledge of the gods is virtue and wisdom and perfect happiness, and makes us like to the gods’ ( Protrep.ch.3). |
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The Golden Chain: An Anthology of Platonic and Pythagorean Philosophy, by Dr. Algis Uždavinys |
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