Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist from 384-322 BC who founded the Lyceum in Athens and studied almost every topic. He made pioneering observations in biology and attempted the first classification of animals. Aristotle was interested in many aspects of the natural world and sought practical wisdom and happiness. He invented rhetoric to help serious people persuade others through understanding emotions, illustrations, and humor to reach wider audiences. Aristotle's works in logic, metaphysics, ethics, science and other areas formed the foundation of Western philosophy.

1. Aristotle
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2. Who is Aristotle?
Aristotle 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.

3. About
Aristotle
Born :
384 BC
Stagira,Chalcidine
Education
Platonic/Athens
Academy
Founded by Plato
in c. 387
Died :
322 BC (aged 61)
Euboea, Macedonian Empire
Main Interests
Biology, Zoology ,
Logic, Psychology,
etc.

4. Aristotle

5. Aristotle was the original Renaissance Man long
before the Renaissance. Aristotle wrote about
biology, logic, physics, politics and countless
other subject. Aristotle works comprised the first
systematic form of western philosophy.Aristotle is
also considered the first genuine scientist in
history. Aristotle was born in Stagira, in
northern Greece, around 384 bc. His father was
Nicomachus, the court physician in Macedonia under
king amyntas III.

6. Aristotle early studied medicine like his father.
When Aristotle was 17 he was sent to Athens to
pursue higher education. Athens at this time was
the best place in the world to be educated.
Athens academy was founded by plato. Aristotle
was a star pupil at the academy. Aristotle was a
valued member of the academy, he was not seen as
platos successors. This was because of
differences between Aristotle and platos. Platos
believed that true knowledge could only be
achieved through reason, while Aristotle like
experimentation with real object.

7. Aristotle become a tutor to king Alexander the great. At the
age of 20 Alexander succeeded to his father’s throne. He
unified the greek city-states, ang began a military campaign
of conquest. Before long he was known as “king of babylon,
king of asia, king of the Four Quarters of the world”. In
335bc Aristotle founded his own school, called the lyceum’-
are named in honour of this of this venture. He liked to
walk about while teaching and discussing ideas. His
followers were nicknamed ‘peripatetics’ -”the
wanderers”Aristotle studied almost every topic. He was one
of the early pioneers in the field of biology. His notes are
full of observation about various life form. Aristotle
attempted a classification of animal based on shared
characteristics, including where they lived: in the air, in
the water, or on land.

8. Aristotle system of classification continued
to be used for over a thousand years.
Aristotle was also very interested in earth
science. In his work “meteorology” he
describe the water cycle: Aristotle writing
include discussions of all sorts of natural
phenomena: thunder, lightning, rainbow,
meteors, and comets. He described also the
wind, and earthquakes.which he thought were
caused by winds trapped underground.

9. His many books are actually lecture notes.
Aristotle was fascinated by how many things
actually work: How does a chick grow in an egg?
How do squid reproduce? Why does a plant grow
well in one place and hardly at all in another?
And - most importantly - what makes a human
life, and a whole society, go well? For
Aristotle, philosophy was about practical wisdom.
Here are four big philosophical question he
answered.

10. What makes
people happy?
According to Aristotle,
happiness consists in
achieving, through the
course of a whole
lifetime, all the goods
— health, wealth,
knowledge, friends,
etc. — that lead to the
perfection of human
nature and to the
enrichment of human
life.
What is art for?
According to Aristotle a
work of art is not only a
technical question: he
thinks of the work of art
as a structured whole.
Only as a “structured
whole” can a work of art
relate to human emotional
experience and knowledge.
Art imitates nature, but
differently from the way
Plato intended it

11. What are friends for?
In book eight and nine of
the Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle identifies
three differents kinds of
friendship.
- Friendship of
pleasure, the
individuals are only
connected by some kind
of pleasure that they
both can get from each
other.
- Friendship of utility.
In this kind of
relationship, the two
parties are not in it
for the affection of
one another, but more
so because each party
receives a benefit in
exchange.
- virtue friendship as
the highest form of
friendship between two
people

12. How can idea cut through
in a busy world?
Like a lot of people, Aristotle
was struck by the fact that the
best argument doesn’t always
win the debate or gain popular
traction. He wanted to know why
this happens and what we can do
about it. He had lots of
opportunity for observations.
In Athens, many decisions were
made in public meetings, often
in the agora, the town square.
Orators would vie with one
another to sway popular
opinion.
Aristotle plotted the ways audiences and
individuals are influenced by many factors
but don’t strictly engage with logic or
the facts of the case. It’s maddening and
many serious people can’t stand it. They
avoid the market place and populace
debate. Aristotle was more ambitious. He
invented what we still call rhetoric, the
art of getting people to agree with you.
We wanted thoughtful, serious and well-
intentioned people to learn how to be
persuasive, to reach those who don’t agree
already.
He makes some timeless points: you have to
soothe people’s fears, you have to see the
emotional side of the issue – Is someone’s
pride on the line? Are they feeling
embarrassed? – and edge around it
accordingly. You have to make it funny
because attention spans are short, and you
might have to use illustrations and
examples to make your point come alive.

13. Aristotle was clearly a dedicated scientist,he is
probably best known for his philosophical treatises.
Theses included discussions on rhetoric and the
importance of logic, metaphysics including the
distinction between matter and form, and Ethics,
including a code of conduct for good living.
Aristotle is thought to have written about 200
documents during his lifetime, but only 31 still
exist. Reportedly these writings were kept safe by
Aristotle’s student Theophrastus, who took over many
Aristotle at the Lyceum. Although many of
Aristotle’s ideas were considered controversial
during his lifetime, they were rediscovered and
championed during the middle Ages.

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