Aristotle believed that the physical world was made up of both matter, which can be sensed, and form/essence, which cannot be sensed. He categorized knowledge into different types based on their objects and the certainty with which they could be known. Aristotle was an empiricist who believed that knowledge comes from sense experience and inductive reasoning, though our senses are flawed. Unlike Plato, he believed that form is inherent in physical objects, not separate from them.

1. Aristotle Jasica Saini, Sandra Maksic, Cheyanne Smith

2. Main Theories Believed that this the physical world was made up of matter, which can be sensed, and the immaterial essence of matter, which can not Categorized knowledge based on their objects and the relative certainty with which you could know those objects

3. Issues With Knowledge Believed that Sense experience and inductive reasoning are the foundations of knowledge . We are limited in our ability to perceive truth because of our flawed senses Theories are somewhat similar to those of plato

4. Responding To? Through Plato, Aristotle located his form in another world. Example- Rock Plato’s belief- that it exits in two separate worlds: the world of sense and the world of ideas/ forms Plato’s belief- the world of objects perceived is a poor copy of the abstract world of forms

5. Different From? More interested in the physical world then Plato Believed that a thing of immaterial essence is Bound up with its matter. And cannot separate from it. Example- Rock Aristotle belief- that both matter and essence are present in the rock. Aristotle's belief- the abstract world is based on the world of objects perceived by the senses.

6. Rationalist or Empiricist Empiricist- A theory that comes from experience, or evidences presented by the senses Aristotle Belief- People experience individual qualities, then reason inductively to form an abstract idea of things.

7. Main Vocabulary Inductive Reasoning – (particular to general) involves observing particular things, then using the particular observation to make a generalization. Deductive Reasoning- (general to specific) involves observing general things, then using the general observation to go in depth and specific.