Evil, Freedom, and the Road to Perfection in Clement of Alexandria

The discussion of Clement's evil and freedom of the will constitutes a fascinating new study of a universal problem. It presents Clement's ideas in a fresh and clear manner equally intelligible to the initiated as well as the common reader.

... that the Abderite Democritus called sexual relationship a light form of epilepsy,
an incurable malady.16 Sexual encounters are accompanied by weakness,
owing to the loss of semen, since man, although born of man, is detached from
him.