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nounone of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)
Definition that contains aristotle
- plato ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)
- aristotelian a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
- peripatetic a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
- aristotelian of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
- peripatetic of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
- thales a presocratic Greek philosopher and astronomer (who predicted an eclipse in 585 BC) who was said by Aristotle to be the founder of physical science; he held that all things originated in water (624-546 BC)
- avicenna Persian physician and influential philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
- peripateticism (philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science
- abu ali al-husain ibn abdallah ibn sina Persian physician and influential philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
- scholasticism the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers