Aristotle (384 BCE – 322 BCE)

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in
Ancient Greece. He is a towering figure in ancient Greek philosophy, who made
important contributions to logic, criticism, rhetoric, physics, biology, psychology,
mathematics, metaphysics, ethics, and politics. He was also the Father of Physics
and Astronomy, and the Communication Model. He was a student of Plato for twenty
years but is famous for rejecting Plato’s theory of forms.

FACTS ABOUT ARISTOTLE

1. Aristotle was an orphaned at a young age.
Both of Aristotle’s parents died when he was about thirteen, and Proxenus of
Atarneus became his guardian.

2. He is the founder of Zoology.

After the death of Plato and Hermias, he travelled around the world. He had
new ideas on how to study the world. He used to make detailed observations
of the world and recorded what he saw. In his quest to learn more about the
anatomy of animals he started dissecting them, which was a new practice.
Greek philosophers and educators of those times used to do all their work in
their mind, thinking about the world without observing it.

3. He was a tutor to royalty.

In 343 BC, Aristotle was invited by Philip II of Macedon to become the tutor to
his son Alexander the Great. He took much advice from his teacher. Aristotle
also taught Ptolemy and Cassander, who were both eventually crowned
kings.

4. Aristotle's life of romance.

Aristotle married Pythias and had a daughter whom he also named Pythias,
after her mother. After the unfortunate passing of his first wife, Aristotle fell in
love with Herpyllis. Herpyllis was the former slave of Pythias. His new wife
went on to bear him a son who he named Nicomachus.

5. Aristotle contributed to the classification of animals.

Aristotle was the first person to venture into the classification of different
animals. He used characteristics that are common among certain animals to
categorize them into comparable groups.

6. His contributions to physics.

While Aristotle was the founder of new frontiers in the field of life sciences, his
ventures into physics fell short by comparison. His studies in physics seem to
have been highly influenced by pre-established ideas of modern and earlier
Greek thinkers. For example, in his dissertations on Generation and
Corruption and On the Heavens. He embraced Empedocles’ view on the
make-up of the universe that everything was created from different
compositions of the four fundamental elements: earth, water, air, and fire.
In the same way, Aristotle supposed that any kind of change meant
something was in motion. He defined the motion of anything as the actuality of
a potentiality. Aristotle’s interpretation would be simply the study of nature.
7. His thoughts on Psychology.
Aristotle was the first to write a book that was concerned with the specifics of
psychology: De Anima or On the Soul. In this book, he suggests the idea of
abstraction that reigns over the body and mind of a human being. The body
and mind exist within the same being and are entwined in such a way that the
mind is one of the many basic functions of the body.
In a more detailed psychological analysis, he divided the human intellect into
two essential categories: the passive intellect and the active intellect.
According to Aristotle, it is human nature to imitate something that, even if on
a merely superficial level, provides us with a sense of happiness and
satisfaction.

8. Aristotle’s views on ethics.

The Nicomachean Ethics stands out as a major highlight of Aristotle’s
interpretations. It represents the best-known work on ethics by Aristotle.
Aristotelian ethics outline the different social and behavioral virtues of an ideal
man.
Aristotle believed that “regardless of the various influences of our parents,
society and nature, we are the sole narrators of our souls and their active
states.”

9. Aristotle on Politics.
Aristotle believed that the ‘polis’ reflected the topmost strata of political
association. Attaining this status meant that a citizen needed to make
necessary political connections to secure permanent residence. In Aristotle’s
view, this very pursuit pointed to the fact that “man is a political animal.”

10. Aristotle has many nicknames.

Aristotle’s name roughly translated means “the best purpose”. However, as
Aristotle became famous, he gathered several monikers. While he was still
alive, he was known as “the man who knew everything”. Later Tomas Aquinas
named him simply “The Philosopher”, as he thought Aristotle was the only
philosopher one would ever need. In the late medieval era, Dante Alighieri
named him “The Master” in his masterpiece Divine Comedy.

11. Aristotle started a school.

Aristotle started a school in Lyceum known as Peripatetic school. Many
attribute this name to Aristotle’s alleged habit of walking while lecturing,
coming from the word peripatêtikos (Greek meaning “of walking”), it’s more
likely the name came from peripatoi, colonnades that surrounded the Lyceum.

12. Aristotle believed in education as the attainment of happiness and

goodness.
Aristotle’s view about the aim of education was different from that of his
predecessors Socrates and Plato. According to Socrates and Plato, the aim of
education was to attain knowledge while Aristotle’s aim was to attain
happiness or goodness in life emphasizing that virtue lies in those two.

13. Aristotle’s ideology of communication.

 According to the Aristotle Model of Communication, the speaker is the main
figure in communication. This person is fully responsible for all
communication.
Aristotle Quotes
1. “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
Explanation:
Lets you live the life you truly want – you know who you are, what you
want, and what brings out the best in you.

2. “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”

Explanation:
The importance of not only focusing on developing the cognitive
aspects (our minds) but also all the qualities that make us human (our hearts)
and ultimately give us meaning in our lives.

3. “A friend to all is a friend to none.”

Explanation:
Those who bring us the most happiness are deserving of the most
love, and that is only right.

4. “Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain.”

Explanation:
By embracing this mentality, we can shift our perception to accept that
enjoying the pain of learning will make us a better person.
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Balangon, Lyra Yzabelle D.

Bañez, Abigail L.
David, Rovi Lyn U.
De Guzman, Jellian Ver A.
Dela Cruz, Samantha Lian D.
Delfin, Thea Cassanda A.
Dequiña, Lorraine Janelle I.
Fisco, Luisa Nicole L.