- Aristotle was a famous Greek philosopher, scientist, and educator.
- He was an adept student at Plato's Academy, where Plato often referred to him as the "intellect: of the school.
- Many of his theories can be seen as drawn from Plato's teaching, but he was more practical in many respects.
- Aristotle concerned himself more with how philosophy applied to subjects like writing, the arts, science, and logic.
- Plato is known today as one of the greatest philosophers of all time. Plato thought that most people were pretty stupid.
- Socrates taught Plato who taught Aristotle who taught Alexander the Great.
Sources:
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/athenians.html
http://www.mentalfloss.com/difference/socrates-vs-plato-vs-aristotle/
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