Aristotle

             Aristotle was a famous ancient philosopher and scientist that lived from 384 to 322 B.C. He was born in Macedonia to a physician of the royal court. He moved to Athens when he was 17, to study with Plato, another famous philosopher of his time. Aristotle is said to have loved his teacher a great deal, but he loved the truth more. When Plato died, Aristotle moved to Assos to counsel his friend and ruler, Hermias. He married Hermias' niece and they adopted a daughter. When Hermias was killed by the Persians, Aristotle moved to the Macedonian capital, Pella where he tutored the prince, Alexander. Upon Alexander's becoming king, Aristotle moved back to Athens and opened his own school in Athens called Lyceum. Aristotle died a few years later at a family estate in Euboea.
             While alive, Aristotle kept records of his thoughts on many issues including: the nature of the world, and human knowledge, thought, and belief. His lecture notes have been found with mentions of his teachings on almost every branch of knowledge and art. From these notes, we get our knowledge and respect for Aristotle. These notes also include his thoughts on logic and science(Physics and astronomy). His main focus was on Biology, possibly due to his father's profession as a medical doctor. Aristotle also continued on with Plato's main focus, mathematics. He is also famous for summarizing everything up to his time.
             Aristotle was often ridiculed for believing that every person was an individual and that everything was its own. He believed that everything had a purpose and a road to travel on to get there. He says that growth, purpose, and direction are built into one. On the other hand, Aristotle indicated that everything should be studied individually and not as a group, due to the fact that everything is different in some way. He believed that things could be better understood this way, and thought it to b
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