Aristotle by Emma Jones

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Aristotle

Published on Nov 27, 2015

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PHILOSOPHER AND SCIENTIST

Aristotle was born in 384 B.C. in Stagira (Northern Greece)
Both of his parents died when he was young
Aristotle's sister's husband, Proxenus of Atarneus, became his guardian until he was old enough to live on his own
He went to Plato's Academy in Athens at 17 years old
He spent about 20 years there learning and teaching
Kept a close relationship with the Greek philosopher Plato

He studied and taught at Plato's Academy
In 338 B.C. He started tutoring Alexander the Great
Founded his own school called The Lyceum in 335 B.C. in Athens
He had knowledge of almost every known field during that period (next page)
He was the first to group animals in genus', and also the first to not group dolphins along with fish
He was the first to extensively use dissection to study animals
Introduced the Scientific Method
Also introduced the term empiricism which is the theory that knowledge is derived from sense-experience

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After Greek philosopher Plato died in 347 B.C. Aristotle was invited to Mysia by his friend Hermias, the king of Atarneu and Assos
He met his wife, Pythias, who was Hermias niece
They had a daughter together and named her after Pythias
His wife died the same year he opened the Lyceum (335 B.C.)
He soon married a woman named Herpyllis who had his children, one of which was named after his father, Nicomachus
When Alexander the Great (the king), Aristotle's former student, died in 323, Aristotle fled Athens to Chalcis where he lived until he died

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The people were very religious and worshipped many Gods
Democratic city-state
Most boys were taught by their mother at home until ages 6-7 and after that attended private elementary schools until about 13-14
For the poorer families education usually ended after that but the wealthier continued on to be taught by philosophers.
Greeks during this time usually ate stuff like bread, fruits, vegetables, seafood, and also drank wine.
Greek clothing was simple during this time, either linen or wool depending on the temperatures.
Usually only the wealthier people could afford jewelry
Women had dark long hair, usually curly and arranged in braids
The hairstyles were usually held in place with either scented wax or lotions.
Blonde hair was very rare and admired by most women
This period is when barber shops started to become popular and started to play a role in Greek society
Dance was also very important in this society; it was said to improve both physical and emotional health
In Ancient Greece weddings started after dark

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