Lost Works and Fragments
Aristotle’s dialogues and public writings survive chiefly through quotations and testimonies. Attested titles include On Philosophy, Eudemus or On the Soul, Protrepticus, Gryllus or On Rhetoric, On Poets, On Justice, On the Good and On Ideas.
Understanding the text
This page groups remains rather than one surviving original book. Ancient catalogues extend far beyond these examples and do not establish one autonomous work behind every title.
Key points
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Reconstruction
A later author may quote, summarize or repurpose a passage; these processes provide different kinds of access to the original.
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Numbering
Rose, Ross and Gigon define different corpora and numbers; references must identify their edition.
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Protrepticus
Reconstructions from Iamblichus depend on decisions about the extent of borrowing and fidelity of transmission.
How to read it
Consult a critical edition with apparatus; this index does not claim an exhaustive inventory of individual fragments.
Editions & sources
- Consult the reference 1raw.githubusercontent.comnew tab
- Consult the reference 2plato.stanford.edunew tab
- Consult the reference 3classics.mit.edunew tab
Summaries and key points are original editorial interpretations. They accompany reading the work and do not replace an edition of the text. Editorial method ↗