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Aristotle
The Greek philosopher and teacher who formulated the basis for much of today's modern science. This category is designed to collect questions about his life, methods, and discoveries.
1,843 Questions
Who taught Alexander the Great?
Aristotle taught Alexander the Great. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who was Plato's student.
What did Democritus and Aristotle do that is so important?
He was the first person to discover the existence of atoms in the 4th century B.C.
Who was the father of science?
Gregor Mendel, a priest from a monastery in Central Europe. He entered the University of Vienna in 1851. He also taught at a nearby high school. While studying pea plants, he developed the punnet square, accurately predicting what traits the offspring will acquire from the parents, generation to generation. Gregor Mendel was considered as the father of genetics because he was the first one to understand how genetic inheritance worked.
However he had no mechanism for genetic inheritance as neither chromosomes nor DNA had been discovered. All he had was a predictable reproducible phenomenon. It took the work of others to discover these mechanisms that produce the phenomenon Gregor Mendel studied.
One of the great contributions of Rome to political philosophy was the idea of?
One of the great contributions of Rome, if not the greatest, was the concept of the personal rights of citizens.
Aristotle and the function of man?
Aristotle never specifies one distinctive function for all men. He simply implies that in order to live virtuously, man must conform by performing whatever his function is in an excellent way.
What were Aristotle's three forms of government?
Aristotle actually delineated SIX forms : there are three pairs of congruent governments :
- A state with only one ruler is either a monarchy or a tyranny
- A state with several rulers is either an aristocracy or an oligarchy
- A state in which mob rule or a democracy.
A "polity" was used by Aristotle to describe a democracy kept from excesses by the influence of the wealthy. In this regard, it is similar to the modern democracies that have a titular ruler. Aristotle also stated that all governments are inherently unstable and tend to "cycle" through the various forms.
A Clarification
Aristotle's 3 classifications of government are
- Monarchy (rule by one), (President)
- Aristocracy (power of the best people/rich, Senate)
- Democracy (people power/mob rule, House of Representative)
He said that Monarchy tended to degrade to Tyranny, Aristocracy to Oligarchy (rule of the few) and Democracy to Ochlocracy (mob power).
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What is Aristotle's main philosophy?
OK, so I looked in my history book and it said that he thought people should live life based on reason, or clear and ordered thinking. Hope this is helpful for anyone who needs it. :)
Where did Aristotle do his work?
Aristotle did much of his work in Athens. He founded a school called the Lyceum. Aristotle liked to walk around the school grounds while teaching his students.
Describe Aristotle's contributions to government?
For Aristotle, democracy is not the best form of government. As is also true of oligarchy and monarchy, rule in democracy is for and by the people named in the government type. In democracy, rule is by and for the needy. In contrast, rule of law or aristocracy (literally, power [rule] of the best) or even monarchy, where the ruler has the interest of his country at heart, are better types of government. Government, Aristotle says, should be by those people with enough time on their hands to pursue virtue. This is a far cry from the current U.S. drive towards campaign financing laws designed to make the political life available even to those without well-endowed fathers. It is also very different from the modern career politician who derives his wealth at the expense of the citizenry. Aristotle thinks rulers should be propertied and leisured, so, without other worries, they can invest their time in producing virtue. Laborers are too busy
What did aristotle consider important to a constitutional government?
For Aristotle, it was necessary to acknowledge that all forms of government were imperfect including democracy. He believed that the best form of constitutional government was one in which the leader had the best interest of the people especially of those people who were in need.
I can't tell you definitively what the cause of this behavior would be. However, the most likely reason is that he feels very insecure right now, and so is trying to boost his own self-esteem by pulling other people down. He could also be having jealousy issues about you or something you own, etc. This behavior is very telling, and it is warning you that there is a problem with him. Don't let it get to you, as you are not the problem here.
What is Aristotle remembered for?
Aristotle is known for his philosophy and for being along with Plato and Socrates the cradle of Western Philosophy. He was the teacher of Alexander the Great and also did some investigation of science. He attempted to classify animals by their basic characteristics.
Did Aristotle have any brothers or sisters?
He has an older half sister, which lives in Belarus with another mother. She comes to visit him now and then, for example now when the Eurovision Song Contest was in Oslo. But he's the only son of his mother, and he doesn't live with his half sister, so he thinks of himself as an only child. However, his father is very fond of his daughter as well, but I think Alexander doesn't care because he's a mommy's boy... :P
Aristotle was born in 384 BC. He was born in the ancient Greek city of Stageira on the Chalkidiki peninsula in what is now Central Macedonia.
Why did Aristotle believe in the geocentric theory?
Aristotle developed a theory that the earth was the center of the universe, and all the planets were attached to it via fifty-five invisible spheres. The moon was close enough to be within the earth's realm, and as a result, possessed the ability to go through phases. He believed these spheres were made up of a substance he called Aether.
Was Aristotle better than Plato?
Plato was Socrates' pupil and wrote about mainly about his opinion of the government and reason. On the contrary, Aristotle was Plato's student and became well-known for his wide range of knowledge and his writings included a variety of topics. Aristotle was also known for his major contributions to mathematics.
Germans began to immigrate to the American colonies in the 1670s for religious freedom and the availability of land. They were being forced out of Europe because of land shortages and religious oppression.
Did Aristotle write the nicomachean ethics?
Yes, Aristotle did write Nicomachean. It was named after his son, Nicomachus.
No. Aristotle was not a god. There is only one true God, and the true God is the Father in heaven.
God is God and therefore not man (Hosea 11:9).
What was the highest virtue for Aristotle?
Courage (When a noder makes a controversial stance with good supporting evidence) Liberality (The benefits of upvoting?) Pride (When your node-fu is higher than your age) Friendliness (Niceness brings popularity, popularity brings votes..) Wittiness (Humorous writeups. Need I say more?) Justice (The voting/cooling system) Temperance (Editors!) Magnificence (It's the beauty on the inside that counts, right?) Good Temper (The political asylum, though rarely used) Truthfulness (wrong writeups are killed..instantly!) Shame (When your node-fu is negative) Honor (Pseudo_Intellectual. Damn.)
Yes, Aristotle is a student of Platos, Platos is a student of Socrates, and they all study together so their both Socrates's students.
What were the significant accomplishments of Aristotle?
He started his own school, Lyceum, named after Apolle Lyceum, he tutored Alexander the Great, and he started the study of logic.
1. He came up with the four causes, thus setting the foundations of science.
2. He showed great insight in moral philosophy and developed that school of thought.
3. He started his own school.
4. He taught Alexander the Great.
5. He started mathematical logic.
6. He is known as the father of biology because he was the first person to classify, albeit crudely, organisms as either plants or animals.
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