Aristotles Life :: Philosophy, Greek, History

Aristotle&8217s LifeAristotle (384-322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, educator, and scientist, and was also one of the most influential thinkers in Western culture (World Book 663). Through his writings, Aristotle considered, summarized, criticized, and helped to but develop many of these traditions from which he had learned from Plato, his teacher. He was born in Stagira, and both of his parents died when he was a boy. His legal guardian named Proxenus raised him (World Book 663). At the age of 18 years of age, Aristotle entered Plato&8217s school in Athens called the Academy. When Plato died in 347 BC, Aristotle left the Academy to live with some of Plato&8217s disciples who were living with Hermeias.In 334 BC, he returned to Athens and founded a school called the Lyceum (World Book 663). His school, philosophy, and his followers were called peripatetic, which is Greek for manner of walking. The reason for this name was because Aristotle did most of his teaching while he was walki ng with his students.After Alexander the Great&8217s death in 323 BC, Aristotle was charge with impiety by the Athenians, which was a similar crime that was brought upon another philosopher, Socrates. Worried that he would be set to death for this charge, Aristotle fled to the city of Chalcis. A year after his arrival in Chalcis, Aristotle died (World Book 663).Aristotle&8217s PhysicsAristotle work on basically all of the basic known subjects (Math, Science, Literature, English, Ethic, etc&8230). He also made his contribution in the field of Physics and Metaphysics (means after physics). Aristotle&8217s Physics is composed of some(prenominal) books and each is broken up into different parts of physics.