Aristotle’s early life
Son of Nicomachus, a physician
His father was a member of the guild of Asclepius
He was a contemporary of Hippocrates
He treated King Amyntas of Macedon, who was the father of Phillip and
grandfather of Alexander the Great
His mother was a member of the aristocracy of Chalcis
His parents died suddenly when he was ten or eleven years old
He was cared for after the death of his parents by his paternal Uncle
Proxenus and his wife
Proxenus prepared him for advanced studies and sent him to Athens
to study under Plato
Plato (Spirituality)
Aristotle (Materialism)
Speusippus was chosen over Aristotle to take Plato’s place as master of the
Academy, probably because he was Plato’s nephew.
Aristotle, along with Xenocrates, left Athens to teach in Atarneus in Asia Minor.
Which pupil of Aristotle became a conqueror?
Alexander the Great.
What was the word used by Aristotle for anarchic mob rule? Democracy
What are the some of Aristotle's books? Nicomachean Ethics, Eudemian Ethics, The history of Animals
What did Aristotle call metaphysics? The first philosophy
1.When did Aristotle live?
384-322 BC
2.Where was Aristotle born?
Stagira
3.Which philosopher was Aristotle’s master?
Plato
4.How was the school founded by Aristotle known?
Lyceum
5.How were Aristotle’s students known?
Peripatetics
6.Where did Aristotle die?
in Chalices
, he dominated the world of philosophy for 13 years
مات بسبب المرض
he died of illness
Aristotle left all his writings to Theophrastus