Aristotle's Life & Works Flashcards
Aristotle was born in _____ in ____ BC and died in ____ BC.
Greece, 384, 322.
After Plato, Aristotle is considered the other Ancient Greek ________ of _______.
“Founding father”, Western thought.
Aristotle is widely respected in the Islamic world as many Islamic philosophers engaged with his works either through ______ or _______.
Translation, commentary.
In addition to being a philosopher, Aristotle was also considered an accomplished ______.
Scientist.
His father was the ______ of the king of _______ (the grandfather of _______).
Physician, Macedonia, Alexander the Great.
After his father;s death, Aristotle migrated to _____, where he joined the _____ of Plato. He remained there for _____ years as Plato’s _____ and _____.
Athens, Academy, 20, pupil, colleague.
When Aristotle was aged about ____, he returned from ____ to ___ and began teaching. He eventually founded an official school called ______ or _____.
50, Asia, Athens, The Lyceum, The Peripatetic School.
Aristotle’s intellectual range was vast, covering most of the ____ and many of the ____.
Sciences, arts.
Aristotle invented the scientific method of _____.
Analysis
Aristotle codified the divisions of knowledge into _____ and _____ that are continued to be used today.
Discipline, subdisciplines.
Unlike his teacher Plato, who uses the ____ to dramatize philosophical thinking in a ______ manner, Aristotle relies on his writings on _______ and _______ in a ______ manner.
Dialogue, literary manner, categorization, logical differentiation, straightforward.
