This is Aristotle, he is a Greek philosopher and a scientist. He was born in Macedonian city of Stargira, Chalkdice, on the northern border of Classical Greece. His father Nicomachus died when Aristotle was a child. After his father died, Proxenus of Atarneus became Aristotles protector. When Aristotle was 18 he joined Plato's Academy in Athens and remained there until he was 37. The writings he covered were - physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aestheics, poetry, theater, music, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, and government. After Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and went to tutor Alexander the Great. Aristotle follows Socrates and Plato in taking the virtues to be central to a well-living life. What we need, in order to apply that general understanding to particular cases, we must have, through proper upbringing and techniques, the ability to see which course of action is best supported by reasons. Therefore practical wisdom, as he tells, cannot be given solely by general rules. We must also have through practice, those deliberative, emotional, and social skills that enable us to put our general understanding of well-being into practice in ways that are suitable to each occasion. That is his approach to philosophy. Aristotle lived from 384 BCE to 322 BCE. Aristotle is known for many writings, here are some: The Athenian Constitution, On Dreams, On the Gait of Animals, On Generation and Corruption, and On the Heavens. That is just some writings that I picked out. There are many more. Besides Aristotle being a philosopher, he could of also been a scientist. That was something else that he was pretty good at and had a good understanding of. He is still important today because he laid the foundation of Western Culture, and his ideas and insights still dictate essential features of our world right now.
This is my cyber day assignment... again. I'll blog back to you on Tuesday, because we don't have class Monday. Hope you enjoy this writing of Aristotle.
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