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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.

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What is Aristotle's birthday?

Aristotle was born in 340 BCE to his mother Phaetis and his father Nicomachus in Stagirus, northern Greece. He died in 322 BCE at 62 years of age.

What theory did Aristotle create?

Modern biology and modern logic are grown from the work begun by Aristotle.
These sciences have developed by building upon his work. Biology especially has benefited from his work.
Aristotle's system remained the basic framework for the field of logic until the late 19th century
If A is true of all B
if B is true of all C

Then A is true of all C

What are disadvantages of modern science?

A downside to modern science is that it is very expensive to conduct research. There are also questions about who or what should be tested on, if scientists need to test on a person or animal.

Was Aristotle an idealist?

I'd say so, given he said that... "The political partnership must be regarded, therefore, as being for the sake of noble actions, not for the sake of living together".

He also adhered to the Theory of Universals, which was less idealistic than Plato's original version though.

Why were Aristotle's teachings banned from Oxford university?

when they could have chosen to study at the University of Oxford, ... The banned propositions ... the theologians desired to condemn Aristotle's teachings on the ...

How old was Aristotle when he died?

He was at the age of 81 before he had gotten sick and died in Euboea Island, Greece in 322 B.C.

What did Aristotle think about dualism?

Aristotle did not think in terms like dualism.

But Aristotle grew up in a Hellenist society that was built around slavery. Aristotle tried to make sense of this reality.

Aristotle invented a god-factor 'anima' and supposed that slaves (barbarians) had little god-factor and were born to serve Master with much god-factor.

For Aristotle slaves were similar to present day cows, that are born to produce milk for farmers. Not worth much attention.

Why was Aristotle's classification system inadequate?

It was inadequate because he only classified things according to whether they lived on land, in the water, or in air. He also grouped plants based on the differences in their stems.

Who were SocratesPlatoand Aristotle?

These were the the "fathers of philosophy", Socrates being the first. Plato was a student of Socrates and Aristotle was a student of Plato. Their philosophies differed a bit but they did agree that a life of reason is the happiest and best life.

Virtues of muharam?

The Virtues of Allah's sacred month of Muharram ---- What are the virtues of the month of Muharram Praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds, and peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and Chief of the Messengers, and upon all his family and companions. Allah's sacred month of Muharram is a blessed and important month. It is the first month of the Hijri calendar and is one of the four sacred months concerning which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): "Verily, the number of months with Allaah is twelve months (in a year), so it was ordained by Allaah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them, four are sacred. That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein…" [al-Tawbah 9:36] Abu Bakrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The year is twelve months of which four are sacred, the three consecutive months of Dhu'l-Qa'dah, Dhu'l-Hijjah and Muharram, and Rajab Mudar which comes between Jumaada and Sha'baan." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 2958). Muharram is so called because it is a sacred (muharram) month and to confirm its sanctity. Allaah's words (interpretation of the meaning): "so wrong not yourselves therein…" mean do not wrong yourselves in these sacred months, because sin in these months is worse than in other months. It was reported that Ibn 'Abbaas said that this phrase (so wrong not yourselves therein…) referred to all the months, then these four were singled out and made sacred, so that sin in these months is more serious and good deeds bring a greater reward. Qutaadah said concerning this phrase (so wrong not yourselves therein…) that wrongdoing during the sacred months is more serious and more sinful that wrongdoing at any other time. Wrongdoing at any time is a serious matter, but Allaah gives more weight to whichever of His commands He will. Allaah has chosen certain ones of His creation. He has chosen from among the angels Messengers and from among mankind Messengers. He chose from among speech the remembrance of Him (dhikr). He chose from among the earth the mosques, from among the months Ramadaan and the sacred months, from among the days Friday and from among the nights Laylat al-Qadr, so venerate that which Allaah has told us to venerate. People of understanding and wisdom venerate the things that Allaah has told us to venerate. (Summarized from the Tafseer of Ibn Katheer, may Allaah have mercy on him. Tafseer of Surat al-Tawbah, aayah 36). The Virtue of observing more naafil fasts during Muharram. Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'The best of fasting after Ramadaan is fasting Allaah's month of Muharram.'" (reported by Muslim, 1982). The phrase "Allaah's month", connecting the name of the month to the name of Allaah in a genitive grammatical structure, signifies the importance of the month. Al-Qaari said: "The apparent meaning is all of the month of Muharram." But it was proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) never fasted any whole month apart from Ramadan, so this hadeeth is probably meant to encourage increasing one's fasting during Muharram, without meaning that one should fast for the entire month. It was reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast more in Sha'baan. It is likely that the virtue of Muharram was not revealed to him until the end of his life, before he was able to fast during this month. (Sharh al-Nawawi 'ala Saheeh Muslim). Allaah chooses whatever times and places He wills Al-'Izz ibn 'Abd al-Salaam (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "Times and places may be given preferred status in two ways, either temporal or religious/spiritual. With regard to the latter, this is because Allaah bestows His generosity on His slaves at those times or in those places, by giving a greater reward for deeds done, such as giving a greater reward for fasting in Ramadaan than for fasting at all other times, and also on the day of 'Aashooraa', the virtue of which is due to Allaah's generosity and kindness towards His slaves on that day…" (Qawaa'id al-Ahkaam, 1/38).

What did Aristotle's atomic theory state?

Aristotles theory stated that all substances were built from 4 elements, earth, air, fire, and water

What is Aristotles three appeals?

Aristotle's three appeals are Ethos, Logos, and Pathos.

Ethos:Has to do with using ethics to develop credibility with the reader.

Logos: Is the use of logic. It was Aristotle's favorite method and uses reasoning extensively to persuade the reader.

Pathos: Has to do with emotions. Using emotional topics to persuade the reader.

Who is the scientist who studies mechanics energy motion of force and other physical properties?

(A physicist is a scientist who studies the physical nature of the world -- what things are made of and why they do what they do

Topics may include mechanical design, solid and feature based modeling, variational and parametric design, physical properties, assembly modeling, numerical control, mechanisms, and other analytical methods in engineering design

The pulsar sends out beams of radio waves and other electromagnetic radiation

Why was Aristotle wrong?

Aristotle thought that when you drop 2 things with different masses that the heavier one would hit the ground first. Galileo proved him wrong by rolling two balls of different masses down an incline plane and timing them using a clock. He found that the mass of an object does not affect how quickly it accelerates due to gravity.

Why do many mothers and fathers work from home?

Many mothers and/or fathers of young children find it more productive, more cost-effective, and safer to keep their children with them while they work at home.

What did Aristotle think about matter?

Aristotle believed that everything was made from the four elements: fire, water, air, and earth. He also believed that the elements could be transformed into one another.