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The article consists of an analysis of Chapter 28 of the  Didaskalikos  of Alcinous, a compendium of Platonic doctrine which, most probably, goes back to imperial Platonism or Middle Platonism. In this chapter Alcinous sets out the doctrine of the τέλος (or the end of life, the ethical ideal) through the formula ὁμοίωσις θεῷ (“assimilation to god”). Beginning from a reading of the chapter, various solutions are proposed to exegetical problems, which are still debated, concerning the significance of this formula within Platonic ethics of the imperial period. In particular, a careful study of the identity of the ἐπουράνιος θεός (“the god above the heavens”), towards whom, so Alcinous specifies, ὁμοίωσις should be directed, has produced new results compared to the existing scholarly tradition. The final part of the article treats another passage relevant to the reception of the doctrine, raising doubts about the traditional reading as concerns the nature of the θεωρητικὸς βίος, which will emerge as the most comprehensive idea of philosophical life, which cannot be reduced to the contemplative life alone.

Quale dio per quale vita?: Una interpretazione del τέλος platonico dell’assimilazione a dio nel Didaskalikos di Alcinoo