Aristotle

[ ar-uh-stot-l ]

noun

1. 384–322 b.c., Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.

Aristotle

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/ ˈærɪˌstɒtəl /

noun

1. Aristotle384 bc322 bcMGreekPHILOSOPHY: philosopherEDUCATION: teacherWRITING: author 384–322 bc , Greek philosopher; pupil of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great, and founder of the Peripatetic school at Athens; author of works on logic, ethics, politics, poetics, rhetoric, biology, zoology, and metaphysics. His works influenced Muslim philosophy and science and medieval scholastic philosophy

Aristotle

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/ ˈærɪˌstɒtəl /

noun

1. a prominent crater in the NW quadrant of the moon about 83 kilometres in diameter

aristotle

³

/ ˈærɪˌstɒtəl /

noun

1. a bottle
2. old-fashioned.
   the buttocks or anus

Aristotle

/ ăr′ĭ-stŏt′l /

1. Greek philosopher and scientist who wrote about virtually every area of knowledge, including most of the sciences. Throughout his life he made careful observations, collected specimens, and summarized all the existing knowledge of the natural world. He pioneered the study of zoology, developing a classification system for all animals and making extensive taxonomic studies. His systematic approach later evolved into the basic scientific method in the Western world.

Aristotle

1. One of the greatest ancient Greek philosophers , with a large influence on subsequent Western thought. Aristotle was a student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great . He disagreed with Plato over the existence of ideal Forms and believed that form and matter are always joined. Aristotle's many books include Rhetoric , the Poetics , the Metaphysics , and the Politics .

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aristotle¹

rhyming slang; in sense 2, shortened from bottle and glass arse

Example Sentences

Philosophers, going back to Plato and Aristotle, have observed a link between comedy and cruelty.

From Salon

By contrast, Aristotle believed that color inhered in objects.

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Aristotle believed that animals and humans share similar emotions while Descartes argued that animals were more like machines, lacking the capacity for emotions or consciousness.

From Science Daily

This is a mistake that Aristotle cautioned against in “Poetics.”

From Los Angeles Times

He focused mainly on the works of Plato and Aristotle and their application to politics.

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