Aristotelian

or Ar·is·to·te·lean

[ ar-uh-stuh-teel-yuhn, -tee-lee-uhn, uh-ris-tuh- ]

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, based on, or derived from Aristotle or his theories.

noun

1. a follower of Aristotle.

Aristotelian

/ ˌærɪstəˈtiːlɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
2. (of a philosophical position) derived from that of Aristotle, or incorporating such of his major doctrines as the distinctions between matter and form, and substance and accident, or the primacy of individuals over universals

noun

1. a follower of Aristotle

Other Words From

• anti-Aris·to·telian adjective noun
• half-Aris·to·telian adjective
• post-Ar·is·to·telian adjective
• pro-Ar·is·to·teli·an adjective
• pseudo-Aris·to·telian adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aristotelian¹

1600–10; < Latin Aristotelī ( us ) < Greek Aristotéleios of Aristotle + -an

Example Sentences

Or, says McDonald, Jefferson may have been expressing an “Aristotelian idea.”

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The Fatal Dowry is not an Aristotelian tragedy with a definite beginning, middle, and endit is rather a cross-section of life.

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But these (Aristotelian) philosophers do not, in their division, regard the (Platonic) intelligible entities.

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But Aquinas, with his Aristotelian method of syllogism and definitions, could not go beyond Augustine.

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Probably the people who originated the tale were not Platonists, any more than Pandarus was all Aristotelian.

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He was more a Platonist in his spirit than an Aristotelian, although he was indebted to Aristotle for his method.

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