The formation of the human being is a fundamental subject in Saint Augustine’s thinking. In his first works references to liberal arts are highlighted, and the dialogue form appears as a privileged vehicle of the educative process. In De Ordine, Saint Augustine represents a clear example of the interest and the appropriation of dialogue as a philosophical exercise, which has the double purpose of taking his listeners to the truth and to introduce the reader to the same dynamic.La formación del ser humano es un tema fundamental en el pensamiento de San Agustín. En sus primeras obras se destacan las referencias a las artes liberales y en particular al diálogo como vehículo privilegiado en el proceso educativo. El De Ordine representa un claro...