Aristotles Eudemus aims to present a dramatically new view of the content of Aristotles lost Eudemus. Rather than being representative of a supposed early/Platonic phase of Aristotles development, Van Buren-Penev shows that this dialogue developed the core of Aristotles psychology and theology, establishing basic positions upon which Aristotle relies over the entirety of his philosophical output. This book thoroughly reassesses reports standardly included in collections of Aristotles lost corpus and collects many new fragments. Of crucial importance is a very much overlooked period of the reception of Aristotles dialogues, namely that of the early Fathers of the Church, who prove to be central in reconstructing the content of Aristotles lost Eudemus.
Franziska van Buren-Penev, Ph.D, is a Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO) post-doctoral fellow at KU Leuven. Her research concerns ancient and medieval philosophy, particularly Aristotle and his reception, on which she has published extensively, including her recent monograph Aristotle and the Ontology of St. Bonaventure (2023).
