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September 10, 2025

The Philosophical Use of Dialogue

Key Points

Aristotle's use of dialogue reflects influences from his Platonic phase, impacting his philosophical ideas.
Reading fragments from Eudemus indicates alternative interpretations, challenging standard views on Aristotle's doctrines.
The examination rejects the thesis of Platonic influence on Aristotle while proposing a fresh exegetical framework.
Insights from this study may deepen understanding of the complex relationship between Plato and Aristotle's philosophies.

Abstract

In this text, I propose to review Aristotle's philosophical use of dialogue. To do this, I will test the thesis that the Stagyrite's use of dialogue is due to a Platonic period that he would have gone through during his youth, which would also explain his adherence to theses foreign to his doctrine, such as that of the immortality of the soul. By reading some preserved fragments of the Eudemus, I will reject that thesis and concentrate on constructing an alternative exegetical proposal.

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Liam Richard Jenkins Sánchez (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1c9d254b1d3bfb60f2c64 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5840/du202535214