ARISTOTLE THE GREAT PHILOSOPHER

Mr Mark like to mention Aristotle name in our class

during Critical Literacy Subject, so I wonder who is Aristotle actually

as Mr Mark really look very interested in him because he always 

mention Aristotle name in during his class, so I made some research 

about him through the internet, Thanks a lot to Mr Google because 

it help me so much regarding to find some information and background of Aristotle

p/s : Please forgive me Mr Mark if this doodle do not as handsome as you are now :D

ok back to out topic about Aristotle

yup as Mr Mark had mentioned before in our class, Aristotle is a philosopher
 Lets go through to his bibliography :D


 Aristotle

Aristotle, whose name means "the best purpose was born in Stageira, Chalcidice, in 384 BC, about 55 km (34 mi) east of modern-day Thessaloniki is one of Plato's students. His father Nicomachus was the personal physician to King Amyntas of Macedon. 

When Aristotle was 10 years old, Nichomachus died. His death prevented Aristotle from following in his father's footsteps as a physician. His mother also died when he was young, and he was brought up by an uncle or friend of the family, Proxenus. Aristotle was trained and educated as a member of the aristocracy. 

Aristotle married Hermias's adoptive daughter (or niece) Pythias. She bore him a daughter, whom they named Pythias. Soon after Hermias' death, Aristotle was invited by Philip II of Macedon to become the tutor to his son Alexander the Great in 343 BC

Aristotle was a brilliant pupil and was soon called on to teach other students, primarily in the subjects of rhetoric and dialectic (the art of conversation). Aristotle's writings were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy, encompassing morality and aesthetics, logic and science, politics and metaphysics. 

It was Aristotle, more than any teacher, who taught Alexander The Great  in a school at Mieza. Alexander being taught about how to greatly respect the Greek way of life. Alexander The Great had received a classical Greek education, which covered a wide range of topics including history, logic, psychology, political theory, and ethics. More specifically, Alexander the Great had a great passion for Homer's works, which was instilled in him by Aristotle. Supposedly, Alexander the Great slept with a dagger and a copy of the Iliad under his pillow. 

Aristotle also teach Alexander the art of persuasion by teaching him Rhetoric Function, Discourse Analysis and Elementary Process. Aristotle relied on logic, so Alexander often gathered a lot of evidence and information before he made major decisions. Those educations will be useful to him when he become a king and a leader one day

Alexander being taught by Aristotle

After Alexander conquered Athens, Aristotle returned to the city where he was educated. Although Alexander wished the Academy to continue, he encouraged Aristotle to start a rival school. In 335, at the age of 49, Aristotle started his own school called the Lyceum. His school had a broad range of subject, but showed emphasis on the study of nature.

When Aristotle taught his students, he would restlessly walk back and forth among them. People made jokes of this method of teaching, although his followers did not seem to mind. He gave two forms of lectures. One consisted of detailed discussions for his advanced students. Then in the evenings, he would give talks for those in the general public who were simply lovers of knowledge.

To teach his students, Aristotle wrote out prodigious lecture notes, as well as the textbooks for the students. These writings represented an enormous output of virtually every field of knowledge, including logic, metaphysics, ethics, politics, rhetoric, poetry, biology, zoology, physics, and psychology.

Alexander the Great died in 323 BC. Immediately afterward, the people of Athens rebelled against Macedonian rule. The great political orator, Demosthenes, led the rebellion. Since Aristotle was associated with Alexander, his political situation became precarious. To avoid being put to death, Aristotle fled to the island of Euboea, where he died soon after. Aristotle named chief executor his student Antipater and left a will in which he asked to be buried next to his wife

Summary

Aristotle was a great thinker of all times. He used his powers of observation and analysis to document concepts in many fields of science, as well as to develop a lasting philosophy concerning life. His life and death were intertwined with the politics of the day.

I would like to suggest and recommended that you must watch the movie Alexander, it has info on Alexander The Great early life to include Aristotle, his father Phillip of Macedonia. It only gives one of the stories that Alexander may have heard from Aristotle.

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