2. WHO IS ARISTOTLE ?
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who lived in Macedonia, Greece.
• Around 350 BC, he went to study with Plato at his (Plato’s)
academy in Athens.
• He left the school after Plato’s death.
• Aristotle returned to Macedonia and tutored the son of a king,
who was later known as Alexander the Great.
• After Alexander became King, Aristotle founded Lyceum, his
own academy.
• Although he studied under Plato, Aristotle had different interests
from him; he was more interested in science and using logic to
find how the world worked.
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4. WHAT DID HE DO?
Aristotle was particularly interested in biology, and classified
animals and plants.
During his travels of Western Asia, Alexander the Great sent
messengers all over the land to bring samples of unknown plants and
animals to Aristotle for studying.
