Aristotle , pronounced was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of philosophy within the Lyceum and the wider Aristotelian tradition. His writings cover many subjects including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theatre, music, rhetoric, psychology, linguistics, economics, politics, meteorology, geology, and government. Aristotle provided a complex synthesis of the various philosophies existing prior to him. It was above all from his teachings that the West inherited its intellectual lexicon, as well as problems and methods of inquiry. As a result, his philosophy has exerted a unique influence on almost every form of knowledge in the West and it continues to be a subject of contemporary philosophical discussion.
Aristotle was born in 384 BC in Stagira, Chalcidice, about 55 km east of modern-day Thessaloniki.His father, Nicomachus, was the personal physician to King Amyntas of Macedon. While he was young, Aristotle learned about biology and medical information, which was taught by his father.Both of Aristotle’s parents died when he was about thirteen, and Proxenus of Atarneus became his guardian.Although little information about Aristotle’s childhood has survived, he probably spent some time within the Macedonian palace, making his first connections with the Macedonian monarchy.
Magazine Info
Magazine name | Aristotle |
Editor | Rabindra Prasad Panda |
No Of pages | 138 |
Publisher | Lark Book |
Publication | 2009 |
Printed At | Divya Mudrani |
Distributor | Lark Book |