Aristotle
At a glance:
- Series: World Philosophers and Their Works
- Categories: Philosophy, Education, Science, Medicine, Health
- Subcategories: Philosophers, Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greece
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Building on Plato’s dialogical approach, Aristotle developed what is known as the scientific method. In addition, he founded the Lyceum, a higher institute of learning (similar to Plato’s Academy), which, with its vast collections of biological specimens and manuscripts of verse and prose, housed the first research library.
Early Life
Aristotle was born in the town of Stagirus, located on the northeast coast of the Chalcidice Peninsula in Greece, most likely in 384 b.c.e. His father, Nicomachus, was a physician and a member of the...
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