History of Science 2151F/G Study Guide - Final Guide: Anatolia, Viviparity, Erasistratus

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18:05 so far we have looked at medicine in the eastern part (asia minor), but now we are going to move in the northern part, near athens. At this time intellectual actity was centered in athens, two important philosophical systems were developed, first by plato (424 347 end of classical period and into post-classical period) and then his student. Aristotle in 384 322 bc (post-classical period) Plato whole world of ideas and forms that are the ultimate forms of the things we see in this world, and everything we see in the world participate in these ultimate forms. Also thought about human ethics, logics, natural science also very interested in styding animals. Aristotle was born in 384 in northern greece, well into the post-classical period. Went to study at plato"s academy in athens, located outside the city the king of macedonia (northern greece) king was phillip where the environment was nice.