Life and Timeline
Where was Aristotle born?
Stagira, a city in Northern Greece
How did he define 'Eudaimonia'
Living a flourishing, virtuous life
How many works did Aristotle likely write?
Over 200
Alexander the Great
What school did Aristotle attend?
Plato's academy
What type of government did Aristotle believe in?
3 moral forms of government, and 3 corrupted forms of government
How many of Aristotle's works survived?
31
Who taught Aristotle?
Plato
When did he live?
384-322 B.C.
What was his virtue theory about?
For every 'virtue' (ideal traits), you can have either a deficiency or an excess, and to achieve Eudaimonia, you need to represent the golden ratio
What 6 books discuss logic and reasoning?
The Organon
Who did Aristotle inspire later on?
John Locke, Rene Descartes, Karl Marx, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Who were his wives?
Pythias and Herpyllis
What did he believe about the human soul?
That it was a biological part of the body, like muscle and tissue
Which book discusses reality, form, matter, and the existence of God?
Metaphysics
He later disproved several of Aristotle's theories
Who were his children?
Pythias (named for his wife) and Nicomachus
What was Epistemology?
The study of knowledge, and how to know if something is true or a matter of opinion
Which book talks about the relevance of art and importance of human emotion?
Poetics
Who is Aristotle often associated with?
Socrates and Plato, as the 3 founders of modern philosophy