Life Of Aristotle
Where was Aristotle's Born?
Stagira, Greece
What is Aristotle's method of gaining knowledge through observation called?
Empiricism
Nicomachean ethics
What did Aristotle call humans by nature?
Political animals
Aristotle's works influenced which major religion's philosophers later on?
Christianity
Who was Aristotle's most famous teacher?
Plato
Aristotle's beloved knowledge comes from the ___ world?
Natural/sensible world
Aristotle said virtue is found between two extremes. What is this idea called?
Doctrine of the mean
Aristotle beloved the best political community is one governed by who?
The middle class
Who reintroduced Aristotle's ideas to Europe in the middle ages?
Thomas Aquinas
Which famous student did Aristotle teach?
Alexander The Great
What are the two types of reasoning Aristotle identified?
Inductive and deductive reasoning
What is the ultimate goal or "highest good" for humans according to Aristotle?
Eudaimonia (happiness or flourishing)
What did Aristotle beloved was better: democracy, monarchy, or aristocracy?
Balanced mix (constitutional Government)
Aristotle's ideas dominated European thought for how many years?
Nearly 2000 years
What school did Aristotle found in Athens?
Lyceum
Aristotle believed everything has a purpose. What word did he use for "purpose"?
Telos
What type of life did Aristotle say is best for achieving happiness?
Life of reason or contemplation
What book did Aristotle think was the main purpose of the state?
Politics
Which modern field did Aristotle help create through his observations of nature?
Biology
How long did Aristotle study under Plato?
Around 20 years
What did Aristotle call the study of "being"?
Metaphysics
What are Aristotle's two types of virtues?
Moral and intellectual virtues
What did Aristotle think was the main purpose of the state?
Help citizens live a good and virtuous life?
Aristotle's logic system was known as what?
Syllogistic logic