“After my nurture in childhood, my path took me through the discourses of Plato and Aristotle”: Aristotle and the Peripatetic Tradition in the curriculum of Julian the Apostate

Authors

  • Mikhail Vedeshkin

Keywords:

Julian the Apostate, Aristotle, Peripatetics, Late Antiquity, education in Late Antiquity

Abstract

The present article examines the sources of Emperor Flavius Claudius Julian’s knowledge of peripatetic philosophy and the legacy of Aristotle, through analysis of philosophical interests of his tutors and mentors as well as their influence on the personal development of the future Apostate.

Author Biography

  • Mikhail Vedeshkin

    Mikail Vedeshkin is PhD in History, Research Fellow. Institute of World History, Russian Academy of Sciences. 32а Leninsky av.,
    119334, Moscow, Russian Federation

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Published

2018-03-29

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2017)

Section

WORLD PHILOSOPHY: ITS PAST AND PRESENT

How to Cite

Vedeshkin, M. . (2018). “After my nurture in childhood, my path took me through the discourses of Plato and Aristotle”: Aristotle and the Peripatetic Tradition in the curriculum of Julian the Apostate. History of Philosophy, 22(2), 20-28. https://hp.iphras.ru/article/view/1123