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Aristotle - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Aristotle : (noun)
1: one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers;
pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322
BC) [syn: Aristotle]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Aristotle : Aristotle: Aristotle of Stagira (384-322 B.C.), Greek philosopher and scientist. The son of a physician, Aristotle was a student of Plato but developed methods of inquiry different from those
of his teacher. Unlike Plato, Aristotle felt that one could, and in fact must, trust one's senses in the investigation of knowledge and reality.
Aristotle's writings cover a wide variety of subjects. His treatises on human dissection . Aristotle set the stage for what would be the scientific method.
Aristotle also made his share of mistakes, teaching that life arises by spontaneous generation, semen is superfluous, the seat of consciousness is in the heart, and disease is due to imbalance
between the four humors .
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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