General Introduction
- The time period of Aristotle is regarded as 384-322 B.C.
- He was a Greek philosopher and is regarded the father of the science of politics.
- He was the illustrious disciple of Plato (427-347 B.C.) and the tutor of Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.).
- Aristotle's father was a court physician to the King of Macedon, Alexander's grandfather. Hence Aristotle was brought up in the odor of medicine which helped him develop scientific outlook.
- He used biological and medical analogies in his discourses on ethics and politics.
- He studied philosophy under the guidance of Plato.
- Impressed by his talent Plato was called him the brain of his academy.
- However, Aristotle later severely criticized his master's radical views.
- In many occasion, similarity could be seen in thoughts of both Aristotle and his mentor, Plato. Both account for moral anarchy responsible for the instability of the Greek city state.
- Aristotle identified various branches of philosophy.
- Unlike Plato, Aristotle identified different branches of philosophy.
- Aristotle's philosophical inquiry is based on
- logic
- natural philosophy
- metaphysics
- philosophy of mind
- ethics and politics
- literary criticism
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