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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 are Aristotle's ideas about art?

Aristotle defined art as the external realization of a true idea. It is traced back to the natural love of imitation.

What contributions did Aristotle make during the Hellenistic era?

He tutored Alexander the Great in his childhood. The Hellenistic Era began after Alexander's and Aristotle's deaths

Who was the greatest Greek philosopher Aristotle or Plato?

it was Aristotle since he was n all round philosopher as he is also recognized as Aristotle the Great.

Who is Aristotle and what did he do?

Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher who lived was born in Stagira, Greece in 384 BC. He died in Chalcis, Greece in 322 BC. Aristotle wrote books based on philosophy, politics, history, and science. He tutored Alexander the Great and created his own philosophical school named Lyceum. These are some basic facts on Aristotle.

What was the political situation in ancient Greece during the lifetimes of Plato and Aristotle?

People of the city states actively used to make part in the governance system.as the population was less in city states,the inhabitants of the city-states were like members of a large family.for eg: athens directly

Who emphasized reason and logic in greek history?

One of Aristotle's most valuable contributions to philosophy was his emphasized on reason and logic. he argued that people should use reason to help them learn about the world by making careful observations and thinking rationally about what they had seen.

What is the number of years Alexander the great was a student of Aristotle?

Alexander, who was then not great, but simply son of Philip, studied for 3 years under Aristotle, from age 13 to age 16.

Why did Germans emigrate from Germany in 1700's?

The Palatines emigrated from Germany in the 1700's because the French invaded their land and destroyed their farms. The winter was unusually arctic and they were unable to stay and begin again. Also, they had experienced persecution for their Protestant faith and they turned to the Protestant community in Rotterdam and Queen Anne Stuart in London for help to get to new land in the American colonies. The Palatines did not have permission from the Elector Palatine to emigrate so they left enmasse in the middle of the night. This year we celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Palatine emmigration to America.

Is Socrates a real person?

yes and he believed in believing in everything or reality pretty much.

What contributions did Aristotle make western civilization?

Aristotle shows us vividly both how to do philosophy, and what can be expected to come of it.

How did Aristotle and Plato differ in opinions on government?

Well said. I think Aristotle was much more an advocate of individual merits and contributions to the government by the individual, whereas Plato was more of a wisdom-of-crowds believer with a healthy dose of benevolent Dictatorship

How did Aristotle classify organisms?

Aristotle classified living organisms by dividing them into two groups; those with red blood and those without. brug

How did Aristotle inability to detect parallax lead him to propose a geocentric model of the solar system?

He reasoned that since parallax could not be observed for celestial objects near the sun, then the earth was stationary. This erroneous assumption was because at the time he had no way of knowing that celestial objects were so far away that their parallax angles were too small to detect.
He reasoned that since parallax could not be observed for celestial objects near the sun, then the earth was stationary. This erroneous assumption was because at the time he had no way of knowing that celestial objects were so far away that their parallax angles were too small to detect =) Hope it helped. I had the same question

Aristotle thought knowing the different types of government was?

Aristotle thought that knowing the different types of government was critical to understanding politics.

Aristotle's teacher was?

Aristotle's teacher was Plato.