INDICATIONS OF DIALOGUE IN ARISTOTLE’S <i>PROTREPTICUS</i>

Abstract This article argues that Aristotle’s Protrepticus was a dialogue. The argument is based on the internal evidence of the text itself, which is compared to the remains of Aristotle’s dialogues. Such a comparison offers the strongest possible argument in favour of Protrepticus being a dialogue, given the present state of our evidence.

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The Classical Quarterly
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2025-10-27
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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0009838824001009
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Classical Philosophy and Thought
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INDICATIONS OF DIALOGUE IN ARISTOTLE’S PROTREPTICUS

Jakob Leth Fink
The Classical Quarterly
Classical Philosophy and Thought
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INDICATIONS OF DIALOGUE IN ARISTOTLE’S PROTREPTICUS

Jakob Leth Fink
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Abstract This article argues that Aristotle’s Protrepticus was a dialogue. The argument is based on the internal evidence of the text itself, which is compared to the remains of Aristotle’s dialogues. Such a comparison offers the strongest possible argument in favour of Protrepticus being a dialogue, given the present state of our evidence.

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