“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
Aristotle
born : in Stageira, Greece
February 20, 0384
died : June 04, 0322
gender :male
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Aristotle
(384–322 B.C.E.) numbers among the greatest philosophers of all time.
Judged solely in terms of his philosophical influence, only Plato is his
peer: Aristotle's works shaped centuries of philosophy from Late
Antiquity through the Renaissance, and even today continue to be studied
with keen, non-antiquarian interest. A prodigious researcher and
writer, Aristotle left a great body of work, perhaps numbering as many
as two-hundred treatises, from which approximately thirty-one survive.
His extant writings span a wide range of disciplines, from logic,
metaphysics and philosophy of mind, through ethics, political theory,
aesthetics and rhetoric, and into such primarily non-philosophical
fields as empirical biology, where he excelled at detailed plant and
animal observation and taxonomy. In all these areas, Aristotle's
theories have provided illumination, met with resistance, sparked
debate, and generally stimulated the sustained interest of an abiding
readership.
Because of its wide range and its remoteness in time,
Aristotle's philosophy defies easy encapsulation. The long history of
interpretation and appropriation of Aristotelian texts and
themes—spanning over two millennia and comprising philosophers working
within a variety of religious and secular traditions—has rendered even
basic points of interpretation controversial. The set of entries on
Aristotle in this site addresses this situation by proceeding in three
tiers. First, the present, general entry offers a brief account of
Aristotle's life and characterizes his central philosophical
commitments, highlighting his most distinctive methods and most
influential achievements. Second are General Topics which offer detailed
introductions to the main areas of Aristotle's philosophical activity.
Finally, there follow Special Topics which investigate in greater detail
more narrowly focused issues, especially those of central concern in
recent Aristotelian scholarship.
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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
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