Aristotle

Who Was Aristotle? Aristotle - c. 384 B.C. to 322 B.C. - was an Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist who is still considered one of the greatest thinkers in politics, psychology and ethics. When Aristotle turned 17, he enrolled in Plato's Academy. In 338, he began tutoring Alexander the Great. In 335, Aristotle founded his own school, the Lyceum, in Athens, where he spent most of the rest of his life studying, teaching and writing. Some of his most notable works include Nichomachean Ethics, Politics, Metaphysics, Poetics and Prior Analytics. Early Life, Family and Education Aristotle was born circa 384 B.C. in Stagira, a small town on the northern coast of Greece that was...View all