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{{Mediawiki<youtube>https:kindleoasis}}[[File:Aristotle Altemps Inv8575.jpg|thumbnail|Figure 1. Bust of Aristotle.]]Few names in the ancient world are famous, but Aristotle is certainly one of them. He is considered the founder of the field of philosophy and to some the first scientist, where his work has continued to influence modern thought and ideas. Aristotle also wrote about many fields and sciences that have influenced these studies to this day. Despite his fame, there is a lot that is not know about him. We know he was also the tutor of another famous figure and contemporary, Alexander the Great, where he taught him many subjects//www. Here, we examine some of his ideas and thoughts that have impacted our own modern societiesyoutube. com/watch?v=O2dEuMFR8kw</youtube>

Although several well known Greek philosophers had lived and even taught [[File:Aristotle Altemps Inv8575.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Figure 1. Bust of Aristotle, who lived between 384-322 BCE, one can argue it .]]Why is Aristotle's views on ethics and morality that became highly influential to modern philosophy. While many of still important? Aristotle's works have not surviveddied in 322 BCE, where but he likely authored well over a hundred large works, his surviving works influenced Greek and Roman thoughtmade lasting contributions to science, with this philosophy coming down to our own societies particularly in the West.<ref> For a biography on Aristotle, see: Natali, C., & Hutchinson, D. S. (2013). Aristotle: his life and schoolthought. Princeton: Princeton University Press.</ref> One major area where he contributed He was in logicremarkable for his time. In fact, Even though his contributions in logic scientific theories were still the main form utilized generally inaccurate, they played a role in Western philosophy at least until developing the 19th century AD. Most of what we term as logic deals with word analytics, where word structure and order are analyzed and interpreted sciences both in forming a conclusion. Reasoning was something derived from the order his world and presentation of an argument. Aristotle's key compiled work, or a work put together Europe after they were reintroduced to Europeans by later followers and Islamic scholars, is ''Organon'', which compiled Aristotle's works that eventually formed the key parts of Aristotelian logic.<ref> For more on Aristotelian logic, see: Abed, S. (1991). Aristotelian logic and in the Arabic language in Alfārābī. Albany, N.Y: State University of New York Press.</ref> Deduction developed in syllogism is perhaps his most significant contribution, where a premise is deduced into a conclusionMiddle Ages. He also discusses induction, that is from a case to understanding larger phenomenon about considered the universe or world. These two forms founder of thinkingphilosophy and, induction and deductionto some, are the foundations of first scientist. His work has continued to influence modern scientific thought and form the primary way in how many arguments are created in logic discussions.<ref> For more on induction and deduction as seen by Aristotle, see: Spangler, M. M. (1998). Aristotle on teaching. Lanham, Md: University Press of America, pg. 7ideas.</ref>

Ethics __NOTOC__==Why was also a key area Aristotle an important Philosopher?==Although several well known Greek philosophers lived and even taught Aristotle (384-322 BCE), Aristotle's views on ethics and morality were the most influential of any scholar to modern philosophy. While many of Aristotle's workshave not survived, where he saw ethics as central to likely authored well-being and key component to over a human's lifehundred large works. Concepts of justiceHis surviving works influenced Greek and Roman thought, couragewith this philosophy coming down to our societies, temperance, and others are central to developing good virtues and living a well-balanced lifeparticularly in the West.<ref> For more a biography on Aristotle's ethics, see: MillerNatali, J. (ed. C., & MillerHutchinson, JD. S. (20152013). The reception of Aristotle’s Ethics<i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691096538/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0691096538&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=8a7c0d8d30a584b6d0b30f6a5bc53eb1 Aristotle: his life and school]. Cambridge</i> Princeton: Cambridge Princeton University Press.</ref> What Aristotle does is make ethics an autonomous field that is divorced from the sciences and focused on developing and living a life of virtue and happiness. Ethics is still a distinct field today and, although there are many philosophies or views on ethics, has been heavily influenced by Aristotle's works.

Aristotle also saw the centrality and importance of politics to humansOne major area where he contributed was in logic. He even quipped In fact, his contributions in logic were still the famous line that man is a political animal by his nature.<ref> For more on Aristotle's politics and political thinkingmain form utilized in Western philosophy, see: Aristotle, & Sinclair, T. A. (1981). The politics (Rev. ed). Harmondsworth, England New York, N.Y: Penguin Booksat least until the 19th century AD.</ref> Rationality were key aspects Most of humanity and that had to be central in successful politics according to Aristotle. He saw the city what we term as a key place logic deals with word analytics, where humans can live word structure and order are analyzed and prosper; interpreted in fact, the city forming a conclusion. The reasoning was more central than the individual, as something derived from the greater good was seen above the individual. A city was also a place where beauty should be found order and art should be made to flourish in such places according to his beliefpresentation of an argument.

Aristotle's key compiled work, or a work put together by later followers and scholars, is ''Organon'', which compiled Aristotle's works that eventually formed the key parts of Aristotelian logic.<ref> For more on Aristotelian logic, see: Abed, S. (1991). Aristotelian logic and the Arabic language in Alfārābī. Albany, N.Y: State University of New York Press.</ref> Deduction developed in the syllogism is perhaps his most significant contribution, where a premise is deduced into a conclusion. He also discusses induction, from a case to understanding larger phenomena about the universe or world. These two forms of thinking, induction, and deduction, are the foundations of modern scientific thought and form the primary way to create many arguments in logic discussions.<ref> For more on induction and deduction as seen by Aristotle, see: Spangler, M. M. (1998). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761812113/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0761812113&linkCode=Work in Scienceas2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=ca462c9864d86bbb8ed1f9dd702cd0c3 Aristotle on teaching].</i> Lanham, Md: University Press of America, pg. 7.</ref>

Related to his work on logic in particular, Aristotle has had Ethics was also a profound influence on the sciences. While this includes his ideas key area of deduction and inductionAristotle's works, where he also heavily emphasized saw ethics as central to well-being and the ideas key component to a human's life. Concepts of empirical research or observation. While earlier scientific philosophers were more theoretical and less observation oriented, Aristotle tried to make observations around himjustice, including organizing trips to placescourage, such as Lesbostemperance, or dissecting animals to understand how they functioned. For instance, he observed that dolphins and others are not fish more similar central to land animalsdeveloping good virtues and living a well-balanced life.<ref> For more on Aristotle's approaches to scienceethics, see: LeroiMiller, A. MJ. (2014)ed. The lagoon: how Aristotle invented science. New York, New York: Viking.</ref> He created a classification system for animals that eventually became a predecessor for our concepts of classifying animals into distinct categories or what can be called a type of phylum. His classifications were based on shared features& Miller, which is more similar to our form of classificationJ. He successfully identified more than 600 species of wildlife(2015). <refi> For more on Aristotle's contribution to Biology, see[https: Lennox, J//www. G. (2001)amazon. com/gp/product/052151388X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=052151388X&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=b2cbf19d6d7f8211e657e93723915e36 The Reception of Aristotle’s philosophy of biology: studies in the origins of life scienceEthics]</i>. Cambridge, UK ; New York: Cambridge University Press.</ref> What Aristotle also noted how geological features are changing does is make ethics an autonomous field that is divorced from the sciences and focused on developing and they are difficult to observe because the timescales are often longer than human living a lifeof virtue and happiness. HoweverEthics is still a distinct field today, by noting that lakes and land forms , although there are constantly changingmany philosophies or views on ethics, these ideas do influence famous geologists such as Charles Lyle, who ultimately helped develop modern geology.<ref> For more on it has been heavily influenced by Aristotle's contribution to Geology, see: Green, J. (2013). Geology: investigating the science of the Earth (1st ed)works. New York: Rosen Central, pg. 9.</ref>

Aristotle also tried saw the centrality and importance of politics to created humans. He even quipped the famous line that man is a theoretical foundation in areas such as sleep, psychology, physics, astronomy, and other fields. Often, political animal by his views were wrong, but that often had to do with the fact he lacked means to properly observe eventsnature.<ref>For more on areas Aristotle impacted's politics and political thinking, see: ByrneAristotle, & Sinclair, PT. HA. (19971981). Analysis and science in AristotleThe politics (Rev. ed). Albany: State University of Harmondsworth, England New York Press, N.Y: Penguin Books.According to Aristotle, </ref> NeverthelessRationality was a crucial aspect of humanity, because Aristotle's ideas were so influential, many of his concepts were adopted which had to be central in successful politics. He saw the city as a critical place where humans can live and held for centuries or even millennia. For instanceprosper; in fact, his belief that the Earth city was more central than the center of individual, as the universe greater good was eventually adopted as a core belief by seen above the Catholic churchindividual. ThusAccording to his belief, his ideas a town was also began a place where beauty should be found, and art should be made to be adopted by later religious authoritiesflourish in such areas.==Impact on the Modern World==

==Was Artistole a Scientist?==Aristotle's philosophies had a profound influence on the sciences. This impact includes his deduction and induction ideas, and ethic have been very influentialhe also heavily emphasized the ideas of empirical research or observation. Many logiciansWhile earlier scientific philosophers were more theoretical and less observation oriented, in factAristotle tried to make observations around him, state that Aristotle produced the definitive work on logic and there is no sense of even changing itincluding organizing trips to places, although this has now changedsuch as Lesbos or dissecting animals to understand how they functioned. NeverthelessFor instance, his ideas of logic he observed dolphins were not fish and ethics are now central appeared to many philosophies that subsequently formed the foundations of Western idealsbe much more similar to land animals.<ref>For more on Aristotle's long-term influencesapproaches to science, see: SgarbiLeroi, A. M. (20162014). Kant and Aristotle<i>[https: epistemology, logic, and method//www.amazon. Albanycom/gp/product/0143127985/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0143127985&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=fe18e8482be00532319dae1fd5177826 The Lagoon: State University of How Aristotle Invented Science]</i>. New York, New York Press: Viking.</ref> Modern philosophy developed later by Kant often see Aristotle as He created a core foundation classification system for their own thinking, particularly as it placed such emphasis on ethics and virtue and the tenants animals that are required to develop theseeventually became a predecessor for our concepts of classifying animals into distinct categories or what can be called a type of species.

TodayHis classifications were based on shared features, which is more similar to our form of classification. He successfully identified more than 600 species of wildlife. <ref> For more on Aristotle's contribution to Biology, see: Lennox, J. G. (2001). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521659760/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0521659760&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=bd14bdf0a0ad0cac1b382b30869b4323 Aristotle’s philosophy of biology: studies in the sciencesorigins of life science]</i>. Cambridge, relatively few ideas held by UK ; New York: Cambridge University Press.</ref> Aristotle also noted how geological features are actually still utilized in the sciences; howeverchanging, his key understanding of logic used and they are difficult to create scientific theory, particularly through induction and deduction, have influenced observe because the sciences the most. His emphasis on empirical research was also new and becomes another key tenant of modern sciencetimescales are often longer than human life.

Because Aristotle was so prolific in his lifetimeHowever, by noting that lakes and landforms are constantly changing, he also influenced other fields these ideas influence famous geologists such as poetry and tragedyCharles Lyle, who ultimately helped develop modern geology.<ref> For more on Aristotle's view on poetry and tragedycontribution to Geology, see: SifakisGreen, G. MJ. (20012013). Aristotle on <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1448872006/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1448872006&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=90783b115fb4870bdc1c8ad6681f400b Geology: investigating the function science of tragic poetrythe Earth]</i> (1st ed). HerakleionNew York: Crete University PressRosen Central, pg. 9.</ref> Aristotle wrote about how poems and tragedy should be composed and key components that they should have, including epic poems and tragedies having great spectacle that Greek literature is so well known for.

<dh-ad/> Aristotle also sought to create a theoretical foundation in sleep, psychology, physics, astronomy, and other fields. Often, his views were wrong, but that often had to do with the fact he lacked the means to observe events. <ref>For more on areas Aristotle impacted, see: Byrne, P. H. (1997). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0791433226/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0791433226&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=dba4e50f39931077a6d70d99f0f6e0c9 Analysis and science in Aristotle]</i>. Albany: State University of New York Press.</ref> Nevertheless, Aristotle's ideas were so influential because many of his concepts were adopted and held for centuries or even millennia. For instance, his belief that the Earth was the center of the universe was eventually adopted as a core belief by the Catholic church. Thus, his ideas also began to be adopted by later religious authorities. == How has Aristotle Impacted the Modern World? ==Aristotle's philosophies and ethics have been very influential. Many logicians state that Aristotle produced the definitive work on logic, and there is no sense of even changing it, although this has now changed. Nevertheless, his logic and ethics ideas are now central to many philosophies that subsequently formed the foundations of Western ideals.<ref>For more on Aristotle's long-term influences, see: Sgarbi, M. (2016). [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1438459971/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1438459971&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=1a9641dbbf684c7a7585443247cf0c7b Kant and Aristotle: epistemology, logic, and method]. Albany: State University of New York Press.</ref> Modern philosophy developed later by Kant often sees Aristotle as a core foundation for their thinking, particularly as it emphasized ethics and virtue and the tenants required to develop these.  Today, in the sciences, relatively few Aristotle's ideas are still utilized; however, his key understanding of logic used to create a scientific theory, particularly through induction and deduction, has influenced the sciences. His emphasis on empirical research was also new and became another key tenant of modern science.  Because Aristotle was so prolific in his lifetime, he also influenced other fields such as poetry and tragedy.<ref> For more on Aristotle's view on poetry and tragedy, see: Sifakis, G. M. (2001). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9605241323/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=9605241323&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=5af8594170e184f049be28b4f521d334 Aristotle on the function of tragic poetry]</i>. Herakleion: Crete University Press.</ref> Aristotle wrote about how poems and tragedy should be composed and key components that they should have, including epic poems and tragedies having the great spectacle that Greek literature is so well known for.  Few people have been both famous during their lifetime and influential for millennia as Aristotle has been (Figure 1). Aristotle and his earlier and later colleagues were also influential in establishing what eventually became the concept for universities. For instance, the idea of a school, such as Athens' famous Lyceum, where Aristotle taught, as a place to discuss and teach, while pursuing one's own research and discovery, were was later adopted in the early Medieval period to become the foundation in which universities in the West developed.<ref>For more on how the concept of the university developed and Aristotle's lifetime and history, see: Höffe, O. (2003). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/079145634X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=079145634X&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=4a45113d0bcbbd980217f8c9bae882c2 Aristotle]</i>. Albany: State University of New York Press.</ref> Although Greek society still often meant that participation was often limited to free men, women had also begun to also be involved in science and philosophical thought. Aristotle's wife Pythias worked along with her husband and probably helped him develop some of his philosophical and scientific understanding. She likely accompanied him on his field trips as well where he and made important observations related to Biology and Geologygeography.

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