THE LIFE OF ARISTOTLE

Early Life

• 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

EDUCATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL WORK

• 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

FIELDS

• Zoology
• Psychology
• Botany
• Political theory
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Logic
• Metaphysics
• History
• Literary theory

Later Life

• 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

ANCIENT GREEK CULTURE (ATHENS)

• 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

WORKS CITED

• http://www.biography.com/people/aristotle-9188415
• http://www.famousscientists.org/aristotle/
• http://www.crystalinks.com/greekculture.html