Aristotle directs his hand down due to his philosophy. He believed that the only reality is that of which one can truly experience, see, and feel.
Aristotle was a student of Plato and was influenced by his teachings. He later went on to establish his own school, the Lyceum, where he developed his own philosophical ideas that sometimes diverged from Plato's. Socrates' teachings, as passed down by Plato, also had an influence on Aristotle's philosophy.
Aristotle was born in 384 B.C at Stagira on the Chalcidic Peninsula of Macedonia, in northern Greece. His father Nichomachus had been the court physician of the Macedonian king Amyntas III, father of Philip II and grandfather of Alexander the Great. Aristotle lost both his parents while still a child and was brought up by Proxenus, a friend of the family. As a doctor's son, Aristotle inherited a scientific tradition going back some 200 years. Because medicine was a traditional occupation handed down from father to son, Aristotle probably learnt the fundamentals of biological skill from his father, which he later displayed in his biological researches. Aristotle's own institute in Athens - "Lyceum" instructed students in history and medicine. At the age of seventeen, Aristotle travelled to Athens and joined Plato's Academy, where he studied assiduously. He impressed Plato with his original thinking and was described by him as being the "intelligent of the school". He remained there for twenty years, first as a student, then as teacher.
Aristotle was born in Stagirus, or Stagira, or Stageirus, on the Chalcidic peninsula of northern Greece. His father was Nicomachus, a medical doctor, while his mother was named Phaestis. Nicomachus was certainly living in Chalcidice when Aristotle was born and he had probably been born in that region. Aristotle's mother, Phaestis, came from Chalcis in Euboea and her family owned property there.There is little doubt that Nicomachus would have intended Aristotle to become a doctor, for the tradition was that medical skills were kept secret and handed down from father to son. It was not a society where people visited a doctor but rather it was the doctors who travelled round the country tending to the sick. Although we know nothing of Aristotle's early years it is highly likely that he would have accompanied his father in his travels. We do know that Nicomachus found the conditions in Chalcidice less satisfactory than in the neighbouring state of Macedonia and he began to work there with so much success that he was soon appointed as the personal physician to Amyntas III, king of Macedonia.There is no record to indicate whether Aristotle lived with his father in Pella, the capital of Macedonia, while Nicomachus attended to king Amyntas at the court there. However, Aristotle was certainly friendly with Philip, king Amyntas's son, some years later and it seems reasonable to assume that the two, who were almost exactly the same age, had become friendly in Pella as young children.When Aristotle was about ten years old his father died. This certainly meant that Aristotle could not now follow in his father's profession of doctor and, since his mother seems also to have died young, Aristotle was brought up by a guardian, Proxenus of Atarneus, who was his uncle (or possibly a family friend as is suggested by some authors). Proxenus taught Aristotle Greek, rhetoric, and poetry which complemented the biological teachings that Nicomachus had given Aristotle as part of training his son in medicine. Since in latter life Aristotle wrote fine Greek prose, this too must have been part of his early education.In 367 BC Aristotle, at the age of seventeen, became a student at Plato's Academy in Athens. At the time that Aristotle joined the Academy it had been operating for twenty years. Plato was not in Athens, but rather he was on his first visit to Syracuse. We should not think of Plato's Academy as a non-political organisation only interested in abstract ideas. The Academy was highly involved in the politics of the time, in fact Plato's visit to Sicily was for political reasons, and the politics of the Academy and of the whole region would play a major role in influencing the course of Aristotle's life.When Aristotle arrived in Athens, the Academy was being run by Eudoxus of Cnidos in Plato's absence. Speusippus, Plato's nephew, was also teaching at the Academy as was Xenocrates of Chalcedon. After being a student, Aristotle soon became a teacher at the Academy and he was to remain there for twenty years. We know little regarding what Aristotle taught at the Academy. In [10] Diogenes Laertius, writing in the second century AD, says that Aristotle taught rhetoric and dialectic. Certainly Aristotle wrote on rhetoric at this time, issuing Gryllus which attacked the views on rhetoric of Isocrates, who ran another major educational establishment in Athens. All Aristotle's writings of this time strongly support Plato's views and those of the Academy.Towards the end of Aristotle's twenty years at the Academy his position became difficult due to the political events of the time. Amyntas, the king of Macedonia, died around 369 BC, a couple of years before Aristotle went to Athens to join the Academy. Two of Amyntas's sons, Alexander II and Perdiccas III, each reigned Macedonia for a time but the kingdom suffered from both internal disputes and external wars. In 359 BC Amyntas's third son, Philip II came to the throne when Perdiccas was killed fighting off an Illyrian invasion. Philip used skilful tactics, both military and political, to allow Macedonia a period of internal peace in which they expanded by victories over the surrounding areas.Philip captured Olynthus and annexed Chalcidice in 348 BC. Stagirus, the town of Aristotle's birth, held out for a while but was also defeated by Philip. Athens worried about the powerful threatening forces of Macedonia, and yet Aristotle had been brought up at the Court of Macedonia and had probably retained his friendship with Philip. The actual order of events is now a little uncertain. Plato died in 347 BC and Speusippus assumed the leadership of the Academy. Aristotle was certainly opposed to the views of Speusippus and he may have left the Academy following Plato's death for academic reasons or because he failed to be named head of the Academy himself. Some sources, however, suggest that he may have left for political reasons before Plato died because of his unpopularity due to his Macedonian links.Aristotle travelled from Athens to Assos which faces the island of Lesbos. He was not alone in leaving the Academy for Xenocrates of Chalcedon left with him. In Assos Aristotle was received by the ruler Hermias of Atarneus with much acclaim. It is likely that Aristotle was acting as an ambassador for Philip and he certainly was treated as such by Hermias. Aristotle married Pythias, the niece and adopted daughter of Hermias, and they had one child, a daughter also called Pythias. However, Aristotle's wife died about 10 years after their marriage. It is thought that she was much younger than Atistotle, being probably of age of about 18 when they married.For more info go to Wikipedia where I got this info
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were ancient Greek philosophers who made significant contributions to Western philosophy. Socrates is credited with creating the Socratic method of questioning and believed that virtue is knowledge. Plato was a student of Socrates and founded the Academy, promoting the theory of forms and advocating for the ideal state in his works. Aristotle, a student of Plato, focused on empirical observation and logic, developing theories in many disciplines, including ethics, politics, and metaphysics.
Aristotle's influence on Western thought was vast and enduring. His work in logic, metaphysics, ethics, politics, and natural sciences laid the foundation for many fields of study. His ideas shaped centuries of philosophical and scientific inquiry, impacting fields as diverse as psychology, biology, and politics. Aristotle's systematic approach to knowledge and his emphasis on empirical observation continue to influence modern thought and inquiry.
Aristotle directs his hand down due to his philosophy. He believed that the only reality is that of which one can truly experience, see, and feel.
in 335 BC In about 335 BCE, Alexander departed for his Asiatic campaign, and Aristotle, who had served as an informal adviser (more or less) since Alexander ascended the Macedonian throne, returned to Athens and opened his own school of philosophy. He may, as Aulus Gellius says, have conducted a school of rhetoric during his former residence in Athens; but now, following Plato's example, he gave regular instruction in philosophy in a gymnasium dedicated to Apollo Lyceios, from which his school has come to be known as the Lyceum. (It was also called the Peripatetic School because Aristotle preferred to discuss problems of philosophy with his pupils while walking up and down -- peripateo -- the shaded walks -- peripatoi -- around the gymnasium.)
Aristotle was a student of Plato and was influenced by his teachings. He later went on to establish his own school, the Lyceum, where he developed his own philosophical ideas that sometimes diverged from Plato's. Socrates' teachings, as passed down by Plato, also had an influence on Aristotle's philosophy.
Aristotle was born in 384 B.C at Stagira on the Chalcidic Peninsula of Macedonia, in northern Greece. His father Nichomachus had been the court physician of the Macedonian king Amyntas III, father of Philip II and grandfather of Alexander the Great. Aristotle lost both his parents while still a child and was brought up by Proxenus, a friend of the family. As a doctor's son, Aristotle inherited a scientific tradition going back some 200 years. Because medicine was a traditional occupation handed down from father to son, Aristotle probably learnt the fundamentals of biological skill from his father, which he later displayed in his biological researches. Aristotle's own institute in Athens - "Lyceum" instructed students in history and medicine. At the age of seventeen, Aristotle travelled to Athens and joined Plato's Academy, where he studied assiduously. He impressed Plato with his original thinking and was described by him as being the "intelligent of the school". He remained there for twenty years, first as a student, then as teacher.
Breaking the word down, one can draw Aristotle from it. The word relates to Aristotle and anything that relates to him. It describes his work, and anything that pertains to Aristotle at all.
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Athens? Ohio, Texas, Georgia, and Greece each have an Athens be more down to the dot with that question.
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In the second war Persia burn down Athens but after it had been evacuated excecpt for some crazy religious people.
they were looked down upon as an "error in creation" stated by Aristotle