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Aristotle
n.
(384-322 BC) Greek philosopher who studied under Plato
Aristotle
Aristotle (; ,
Aristotéles; 384–322 BC) was a
Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of
Stagira,
Chalkidice, on the northern periphery of
Classical Greece. His father,
Nicomachus, died when Aristotle was a child, whereafter
Proxenus of Atarneus became his guardian. At eighteen, he joined
Plato's Academy in Athens and remained there until the age of thirty-seven (
c. 347 BC). His writings cover many subjects – including
physics,
biology,
zoology,
metaphysics,
logic, ethics,
aesthetics,
poetry, theater, music,
rhetoric,
linguistics, politics and government – and constitute the first comprehensive system of
Western philosophy. Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of
Philip of Macedon, tutored
Alexander the Great starting from 343 BC. According to the
Encyclopædia Britannica, "Aristotle was the first genuine scientist in history ... [and] every scientist is in his debt."
Aristotle
Noun
1. one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)
(hypernym) philosopher
Aristotle
Aristotle (384-322 BC) One of the two most influential Greek philosophers, he studied under Plato, tutored Alexander the Great (c. 342-335), and taught in Athens at the Lyceum as head of the Peripatetic school. His works, about half of which have been preserved, treat of logic, metaphysics, natural science, ethics, politics, rhetoric, and poetics. Of his dialogues, written in a more accessible and graceful style, only fragments remain. His method is empirical, critical, and inductive, in contradistinction to Plato's, and he is considered the father of scientific terminology. One of the most influential figures in Western thought, he was the preeminent philosophic and scientific authority for medieval Arabs and Europeans, and still remains authoritative in the field of logic. {SD, BCW}
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