Andronicus of Rhodes (c. 70 B.C.), was the eleventh scholarch of the Peripatetic (περιπατητικός) is the name given to followers of Aristotle, the Greek philosopher. ...Peripatetics. His chief work was the arrangement of the writings of Aristotle (sculpture) Aristotle ( Greek: Αριστοτέλης Aristotelēs) ( 384 BC – March 7, 322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. ...Aristotle and Theophrastus, the successor of Aristotle in the Peripatetic school, a native of Eresus in Lesbos, was born c. ...Theophrastus with materials supplied to him by Tyrannion. Before his time, Aristotle's dialogues were widely known, but his treatises had been lost in obscurity. Besides arranging the works, he seems to have written paraphrases and commentaries, none of which is extant. Two treatises are sometimes erroneously attributed to him, one on the Emotions, the other a commentary on Aristotle's Ethics (really by Constantine Palaeocappa in the 16th century, or by John Callistus of Thessalonica).
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Andronicus of Rhodes is credited with the production of the first reliable edition of Aristotle.
According to the tradition, Andronicus was the eleventh successor of Aristotle as head of the Peripatos, the school that Aristotle founded in Athens (Ammonius, In De Int.
In conclusion, although Andronicus’ alleged headship of the Peripatos cannot be established, the evidence in our possession can be taken as an indication of Andronicus’ leadership among the Peripatetic philosophers of this time.