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Aristotle

Type Figure Region Europe Time c. -384–-322 Also known as Aristotle、Ἀριστοτέλης

Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, pupil of Plato's Academy and tutor to Alexander the Great, who founded the Lyceum and left systematic works …

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  1. c. -384–-367Stagira · ChalcidiceBorn in Stagira under Macedonian rule, his father Nicomachus was court physician. Early training in medicine and natural science, followed by study in Athens, shaped his empirically oriented scholarship.
  2. c. -367–-347Athens · AtticaHe entered Plato's Academy at seventeen and studied under Plato for about twenty years, being called the 'mind of the Academy'. Though he inherited concern for the Theory of Forms, he gradually developed an independent philosophy emphasizing individual things and the four causes.
  3. c. -343–-335Mieza · MacedoniaSummoned by King Philip II of Macedonia, he taught the prince Alexander and other noble youths, lecturing on ethics and politics. This experience deeply linked his philosophy with political practice.
  4. c. -335–-322Athens · AtticaBack in Athens he founded the Lyceum, walking with his pupils along the colonnade as he taught. He completed works including Metaphysics, Nicomachean Ethics, Politics, and History of Animals, systematically expounding logic, ethics, and natural science.

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