protrepticus

"Whether living successfully consists in enjoyment, or in having virtue, or in wisdom, we should do philosophy, for these things come to us most of all, and in a pure way, through doing philosophy" (Aristotle, Protreptcus apud Iamblichus, Protrepticus VII).

These pages are dedicated to the study of Aristotle's Protrepticus and related classical works of exhortation to philosophy. Here you can find translations of the Greek sources, scholarship related to the problems of reconstructing the lost work, and a bibliography (coming soon). Feel free to use these materials for encouraging and teaching philosophy, and please contact us if you have any ideas for improving them.