Aristotle

Aristotle

This is a bust of Aristotle



BACKGROUND

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher that was born in Stagira, which is a small town in Greece. (Gow 11) He’s the son of Nichomachus, who was a physician. (Aristotle 633) Aristotle established the way science would be practiced for 2,000 years. He was the only person to stay to the end of the reading of Phaedo by Plato’s teaching. He commented on a public lecture given by Plato on the subject of “the good”. This was not a written dialogue, but a lecture that was open to a wider audience than the members of the Academy. (Gow 11). Aristotle's parents died when he was a boy, and he was then raised by a Guardian named Proxenus. He was 18 when he entered Plato’s school in Athens, known as the academy. He stayed there for 20 years, and Plato recognized him as the academy’s brightest and most learned student, and called him “the intelligence of the school” and the “reader”. Plato died in 347 B.C. INFO

Aristotle is seen as one of the most influential thinkers of all time. With the refinements from Aristotle and later Ptolemy, Plato’s model of the Earth-centered cosmos was the European view of the universe for nearly two thousand years. (Gow 95). Aristotle would become as famous as his teacher. After Plato died, Aristotle left Athens for several years. He moved to the coast of what is now Turkey and then to the island of Lesbos. During these years he conducted research into marine biology. (Gow 101). Statue of Aristotle as a young boy

PHILOSOPHY

Along with being a Philosopher, Aristotle was an educator and a scientist. He was one of the greatest and most influential thinkers in western culture. He was probably the most scholarly and learned of the classical or ancient Greek Philosophers. He considered, summarized, criticized, and further developed all the intellectual tradition that his dad inherited.(Gow 11). Statue of Aristotle as a man

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

Aristotle was invited by Phillip the 2nd, King of Macedonia, to supervise the education of his young son, Alexander. Alexander later conquered all of Greece, and later became known Alexander the Great.

WRITER

Aristotle was also a writer. His writings are usually divided into three groups; One is popular writings, another is memoranda, and the third is Treatises. Popular writings were mostly dialogue, modeled on Plato’s dialogue. The memoranda were largely collections of research materials and historical records. Treatises make up nearly all of Aristotle’s serving writings. His philosophy was logic. His works on logic are collectively called the organon. (Aristotle 633)

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Works cited: "Aristotle" World Book. 2010 ed. 2010. Gow, Mary. The Greek Philosopher. United States: Mary Gow, 2011.