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Aristotle 350 b.c.e nicomachean ethics.
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Aristotle
- Born: BC (Stagira, Greece)
- Died: BC (Euboea, Greece)
Biography
Aristotle was born in BC in Stagira, northern Greece.
His father, Nicomachus, was physician to the Macedonian king, which introduced Aristotle to medicine and biology at an early age.
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At age 17, Aristotle travelled to Athens to study at Plato’s Academy, where he remained for nearly 20 years.
Though Plato was a significant influence on Aristotle, he often diverged from Plato’s ideas &#; especially regarding the nature of reality and the forms.
After Plato’s death, Aristotle left Athens and spent time travelling and studying natural phenomena. In around BC, Aristotle began tutoring a young Alexander the Great at the request of his father, King Philip II of Macedon.
In BC, Aristotle returned to Athens to establish his own school, the Lyceum. The Lyceum’s structure was novel for its time; Aristotle’s method involved not only philosophical discussion but also em