Aristotle

Aristotle had three siblings, Demetrius, Hermiala and Vermus

his ideas were rejected a lot by other scientist

Aristotle wrote six books that were edited by students and later lecturers.

1.Categories

2. On Interpretation

3. Prior Analytics

4. Posterior Analytics

5. Topics

6. On Sophistical Refutations

Athens

Unity of Time: The play must be done in a 24 hour time span (one revolution of the Sun)

Unity of Place: The play must be conducted in one setting

Unity of Subject: The play only has one plot line (i.e. no changing from comedy to tragedy)

Aristotle died from an unidentified stomach illness.

Greek

I'm sure some teacher requires that you memorize these six forms, but more interesting, and easier to remember, is the argument he uses to discover these six forms.

Imagine three forms of government, that capture every possible form of government. Here they are. Government can be run by one person, some of the people or all of the people. Again, notice that this list includes all possibilities and that there are no other possibilities. Next, notice that any form of government can be good or bad; thus, you have the six forms.

As I recall, the first is rule by a king and the bad form is by a tyrant. The second is rule by aristocracy and the bad form is rule by an oligarchy. The third is rule by polity and the bad form is by democracy.

Aristotle thinks democracy is a bad form of government because the stupid people end up running the government.

http://space.about.com/od/astronomerbiographies/a/aristotlebio_3.htm This site will answer the questions

I. Aristotle's Theory of Motion

• Two basic principles:

I. No motion without a mover in contact with moving body.

II. Distinction between:

(a) Natural motion: mover is internal to moving body

(b) Forced motion: mover is external to moving body

Aristotle introduced political justice and he contributed to animal identification and he is a well known poet.

Aristotle did not make direct contributions to cell theory since this concept was developed much later in the 17th century. However, his ideas on biology and classification laid the foundation for the study of living organisms, including cells. His observations and writings on plant and animal structures influenced later scientists who contributed to the development of cell theory.

Aristotle's parents were Phaestis and Nicomachus. Phaestis, his mother, was a woman of aristocratic descent. Nicomachus, his father, was a physician said to be able to trace his ancestry through a line of distinguished physicians.

E=MC2 The rest energy of a paricle is equal to its mass times the speed of light squared.

His name is made up of two Greek words. Aristos=Perfect and Telos=End/Goal.

You tell what something is if you classify it.

The four elements are typically referred to as earth, air, fire, and water.

Aristotle disbelieved the ancient Greek theory of atoms being of different sizes, regular geometric shapes and being in constant motion. He didn't think atoms could be in constant motion in a void. He developed the theory that all matter consisted of four elements: Earth, Air, Water and Fire. There were also four qualities: dryness, hotness, coldness, and moistness. Fire was dry and hot, water was moist and cold, etc. Each of these elements move naturally in a line to their "proper place," where it will be at rest. Aristotle's theory also had two forces: conflict and harmony. Conflict was thought to cause bad things, and harmony good things. Aristotle also believed that the heavens were made of a fifth, superior element named either. Aristotle's theory was used for almost 2000 years, until after the scientific revolution, when other theories prevailed.

Aristotle had two children, a boy and a girl from two different marriages. He had a daughter with his first wife named Pythias and a son with his second. The daughter was named after her mom Pythias', and the son after Aristotle'dad

Aristotle

Aristotle taught a wide range of subjects, including ethics, metaphysics, politics, aesthetics, and logic. He is best known for his works on ethics, where he emphasized the importance of virtue and living a balanced life. Aristotle's teachings also had a significant influence on fields such as biology, physics, and psychology.

Aristotle made significant contributions to various fields, including philosophy, biology, physics, and logic. He is known for classifying and organizing knowledge into distinct categories, developing the idea of deductive reasoning, and laying the foundations for biology as a science through his observations of animals and plants. Aristotle's works have had a lasting impact on Western thought and continue to influence fields such as ethics, metaphysics, and political theory.

Aristotelean defined tragedy as "the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself." It incorporates "incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish the catharsis of such emotions."

The tragic hero will most effectively evoke both our pity and terror if he is neither thoroughly good nor thoroughly evil but a combination of both. It is also important to not that Aristotle believed that while comedy is dark, because it laughs at human folly, tragedy represents human greatness, as the moment of catharsis shows man fighting against a superior force, despite knowing that ultimately they are doomed.

One of the most well-known students of Socrates was Plato, who went on to become a prominent philosopher in his own right. Another notable student was Xenophon, who also recorded the teachings of Socrates.