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HoP 103 - Fall and Rise - Origen

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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Origen's on Principles

On Principles is sometimes preserved in two versions, a Latin one that looks rather banal and a Greek one that seems flagrantly heretical. Discerning Origen's settled view in such cases, if he even had one, is not easy. In Rufinus' Latin version, though, Origen is somewhat more circumspect about whether we will ultimately be totally disembodied. On Principles is certainly a work deeply influenced by Platonism so it is rather ironic that Origen's greatest opponent was also a Platonist named Kelsus.

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