Yes, he was. Many of the plays in Athens concerned political thought as well as commentary on the gods.
Aristotle and Plato were both studied by Italian humanists.
plato/aristotle. They learned from each other and both believed the same thing as they were teacher and student
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and teacher who formulated the basis for much of today's modern science. Aristotle was born in Stageira; a Greek Colony When in Macedonia, in 384 BC. Aristotle was a little boy both his parents died. He was raised by his foster parents Proxenus and his wife. When he was 18 he entered an academy called Plato's school in Athens. Where he stayed for nearly 20 years. He was one of the brightest most learned students and they called him the "Intelligence of the school" and the "reader" Plato died in 347 BC. Aristotle married the ruler's daughter Pithias. Aristotle was considered one of the greatest philosophers of all time. Aristotle was born in Greece. He lived from 384 B.C to 322 B.C. Also he wrote a lot of on books on philosophy. He founded his own school in Athens called Lyceum. Died 322 b.c.
Aristotle and his wife Pythias had one daughter named Pythias (yes they both had the same name. Aristotle and a handmaiden of his daughters had an illegitimate son named Nicomachus. Aristotle was a famous philosopher of the ancient Greece a rock star of the time so could have fathered several unknown children. He also helped in the raising of many people's children. In this regard he acted as a benefactor, teacher, and surrogate father.
Sir Thomas Aquinasâ?? Modus Vivendi rejected both Franciscan and Averroistic interpretations of Aristotle. As a purely Aristotelian philosopher who patterned his approach in most matters after the great man, his research was an exhaustive culmination of religion and philosophy that lasted into the rise of the new physics.
Both were Greek philosophers. Plato taught Aristotle.
Both
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The son of King Philip of Macedonia, Alexander, was a brilliant boy. The father thought it would be excellent for his son to be tutored by an exceptional teacher. Therefore he invited Aristotle from Greece to teach his son. This arrangement was beneficial to both sides. Alexander got the greatest philosopher of that time as his master. Aristotle got enormous funds to finance his elaborate researches. Though the teacher and student disagreed in many things, it was a mutually benefitial and successful arrangement.
Aristotle shows us vividly both how to do philosophy, and what can be expected to come of it.
Aristotle shows us vividly both how to do philosophy, and what can be expected to come of it.
Plato