Something heard or listened to; a matter for hearing or listening, particularly in ancient Greek philosophical contexts.
From Greek 'akroama' (a thing heard), derived from 'akroasthai' (to listen) + '-ma' (noun suffix), used by ancient philosophers to describe teachings given to inner circles of students who listened without seeing.
Aristotle taught his acroamata while walking in gardens, and his students were called 'peripatetics'—the word 'acroama' reminds us that philosophy was once a spoken, embodied practice, not just written texts.
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