ABSTRACT
In the history of philosophy and scholarship, Eudemus is first and foremost known for having "compiled histories of arithmetic and geometry, astronomy, and theology." This impression is confirmed when in Wehrli's edition of the fragments of Eudemus people find a section entitled "Geschichte der Wissenschaften", based on references to Eudemus' works in authors from late antiquity. Considering the ancient evidence, it seems impossible to determine the nature of Eudemus' works from their titles alone. In the first modern history of philosophy, i.e. Jacob Brucker, Eudemus is presented as follows: EudemusRhodum patriam habuit, Aristotelem præceptorem, ad quem is ethica scripsit, licet sint, qui ad Eudemum auctorem referant. While Brucker mentions some of Eudemus' contributions to logic, it is obvious that he regrets the loss of what he considers Eudemus' historical surveys.
