PHILOS 2P03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Formal System, Middle Ages, Nicomachean Ethics
21 Apr 2020
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Born in stagira, a city-state in northern greece (macedonia), in 384 bc. Moved to athens in 367 to study with plato at the academy until 347. Left the academy and athens in 347 when plato died. Lesbos: started to biology, open up animals, was curious in embryo development. Philip ii of macedon invited aristotle to tutor his son alexander ( the great ) in 343. Returned to athens in 335 and founded the lyceum: lyceum is a gym, very important to work out and stuff. Left athens after alexander"s death in 323 and died shortly thereafter. Invented formal logic: his system was the main logical system for 2000 years. Drew classifications between the various disciplines (biology, ethics, mathematics) Wrote important and influential books on a massive range of topics (biology, ethics, politics, psychology, logic, metaphysics, epistemology, rhetoric and dramatic arts) Wrote an estimated 6000 pages worth of academic work.
