Aristotle Background:
- Greek Philosopher whose name means “ the best purpose”
- Very important founding person in Western Philosophy
- Wrote about physics, poetry, theatre, music, logic, politics, government, ethics, biology, etc
- Born in 384 BC in Stageira, Chalcidice (north Greece)
- Nicomachus, his father, was a personal physician to the king of Macedon
- Trained first in medicine
- At age 18, he went to Plato’s Academy in Athens to continue his education
- Studied philosophy with Plato while there
- Aristotle stayed at the academy for twenty years before quitting
- He then traveled to Asia with his friend, Hermias of Atarneus to study biology
- Traveled to the island Lesbos, to research the island’s botany (plant science) and zoology
- Married Pythias, the adoptive daughter of Hermias and they had a daughter whom they also named Pythias
- Aristotle was brought up and then trained and educated to be a member of the government, Aristocracy
- Died in 322 BC – Around age 61-62
Socrates Background:
- Classical Greek Athenian philosopher
- One of the founders of Western Philosophy
- Known for his contribution to ethics
- Born in 470 BC
- His father was Sophroniscus and his mother was Phaenarete, a midwife
- Married Xanthippe and they had three sons
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/aristotle.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle
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