Aristotle
['æristɔtl]
Definition
(noun.) one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC).
Edited by Katy--From WordNet
Examples
- Aristotle stooped much, and made use of a staff. Plato. The Republic.
- As a great modern philosopher has said, Aristotle press ed his way through the mass of things knowable, and subjected its diversity to the power of his thought. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- In this respect he is far below Aristotle, who is comparatively seldom imposed upon by false analogies. Plato. The Republic.
- If the Aristotelian conception represented just Aristotle's personal view, it would be a more or less interesting historical curiosity. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- This change of the general intellectual mood harmonized with Aristotle's natural respect for existing fact. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Nor does the mention of it in Aristotle appear to have any reference to this or any other passage in his extant writings. Plato. The Republic.
- To the matter-of-fact Aristotle, and probably to most practical men, its abolition was inconceivable. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Campanella looks forward to a new mode of education, which is to be a study of nature, and not of Aristotle. Plato. The Republic.
- It was of the second kind mentioned by Aristotle and Pliny, viz. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Aristotle was first and foremost a biologist. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The vacancy of such a form was perceived by Aristotle, but not by Plato. Plato. The Republic.
- The history so far as conscious statement is concerned takes us back to the conceptions of experience and of reason formulated by Plato and Aristotle. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Aristotle traced with some care the embryological develo pment of the chick from the fourth day of incubation. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- In the accompanying illustration we see St. homas inspired by Christ in glory, guided by Moses, St . eter, and the Evangelists, and instructed by Aristotle and Plato. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Aristotle speculated, and the alchemists of the middle ages busied themselves in magic and guess-work. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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