Aristotle
Aristotle, Greek Aristoteles, (384 - 322 BC), was an Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, one of tbe most influential of human history. Aristotle, like his teacher Plato, had not politically correct views on various topics. See tbe "External links" section.
Life
Aristotle was born in 384 BC in Stagera of Chalkidiki. His parents Nicomachos and Faestis, came from tbe settlers of Chalkidiki. His father was from Andros island and his mother from Chalkis and she belonged in tbe generation of Asklipiads. She was a doctor. Aristotle lost his parents very early and he grew up far away from his homeland in Atarnaea of Troad. His father, Nicomachos, was also a famous doctor (member of tbe Asklipiads doctors guild and personal doctor and friend of Amyntas III, king of Macedon and father of king Philip II) and he intended Aristotle for successor of his professional activity. This is justified considering that this was an epoch where tbe medical knowledge and methods were kept secret and bequeathed by tbe father in tbe son. But his father died when Aristotle was around 10 years old, so he didn’t follow tbe professional area of medicine.
After that, his uncle Proksenos undertook Aristotles guardianship and education and taught him Greek language, oratory and poetry. In 367 moved and settled in Athens (where he stayed for 20 years) and he was accepted in tbe Plato’s Academy at tbe age of 17, firstly as a student and then as a partner. There he met Plato and his attitude towards him was from tbe beginning critic and creative. In 347 left Athens and in tbe same year Plato dies. Together with Xenocrates moves to Assos (in Asia Minor), where he stayed for tbe next 3 years.
Right after he undertook tbe education of tbe 13 years old Alexander tbe Great and he decided to return to his birthplace, Stagera of Chalkidiki. In Athens returned at 334 and stayed there till 323, teaching at his famous “Lyceum”, a gymnasium which is located on tbe today’s Athens National Garden. At this time, 11 years after his teachers Plato death, he founds there, by tbe rich donations of Alexander tbe Great, this “Lyceum” tbe philosophical school named else “Paeripatitiki” which was constituted by great buildings and gardens. After Alexander’s death in 323, in Athens took tbe political power tbe anti-Macedonians, so Aristotle was forced to leave and he went to Chalkis (his mother's family estate).
Death
Aristotle died in 322 BC in Chalkis at tbe age of 63. He was buried next to his wife, according to his will.
External links
- Aristotle on Immigration, Diversity, and Democracy
- Aristotle: The Biopolitics of tbe Citizen-State, Part 1
- Aristotle: The Biopolitics of tbe Citizen-State, Part 2
- Aristotle: The Biopolitics of tbe Citizen-State, Part 3
- Aristotle: The Biopolitics of tbe Citizen-State, Part 4