''Paedagogus'' ( el, Παιδαγωγός, "Pedagogue") is the second in the great trilogy of

Clement of Alexandria Titus Flavius Clemens, also known as Clement of Alexandria ( grc , Κλήμης ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; – ), was a Christian theologian and philosopher who taught at the Catechetical School of Alexandria. Among his pupils were Origen ...

. Having laid a foundation in the knowledge of divine truth in the first book, he goes on in the ''Paedagogus'' to develop a Christian ethic. His design does not prevent him from taking a large part of his material from the Stoic

Musonius Rufus Gaius Musonius Rufus (; grc-gre, Μουσώνιος Ῥοῦφος) was a Roman Stoic philosopher of the 1st century AD. He taught philosophy in Rome during the reign of Nero and so was sent into exile in 65 AD, returning to Rome only under Galb ...

, the master of

Epictetus Epictetus (; grc-gre, Ἐπίκτητος, ''Epíktētos''; 50 135 AD) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born into slavery at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present-day Pamukkale, in western Turkey) and lived in Rome until his banishment, when ...

; but for Clement the real instructor is the incarnate Logos. The first book deals with the religious basis of Christian morality, the second and third with the individual cases of conduct. As with Epictetus, true virtue shows itself with him in its external evidences by a natural, simple, and moderate way of living.

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''Paedagogus''
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(in English) at

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website *''The Instructor ædagogus' (in English) is on pages 450-637 o
''Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 2''

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, ed., at Christian Classics Ethereal Library. Instructions: Click the large downward-pointing arrow ("Download"), then click "PDF".
''Le Pédagogue''
(parallel Greek and French) at ''L'antiquité grecque et latine du moyen âge'' 'The ancient Greek and Latin of the Middle Ages''website
''Paidagogos''
(in German) at

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website {{Christian-theology-stub 3rd-century Christian texts Works by Clement of Alexandria

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Links to ''Paedagogus'' texts