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Who Was Aristotle : Who Was Aristotle?

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Who Was Aristotle?
Aristole was a Greek philosopher and scientist who is still considered one of the greatest thinkers in politics, psychology and ethics. Some of his most notable works include Ethics, politics and logic. He was born in 384 BC to Father of Nicomachus and phaestis at Stagirus, and now extinct Greek colony and seaport on the coast of Thrace. His Dad Nichomachus worked as a court physician to King Amyntas of Macedonia, and from this began Aristotle's alliance with Court, which really influenced him for the rest his life. While a boy his father died. At the age of 17 his father’s friend Proxenus, sent him to the city of Athens, the intellectual center of the world, to complete his education. He joined an academy and worked with plato for twenty years. Sadly Plato died an unfortunate death in 347 the ability of Aristotle being chosen would seem to have designated him to succeed to the leadership of the Academy. But his ways of teaching was too different from Plato so Plato’s nephew was chosen instead Aristotle left. He went to Assus, a city on the northwestern coast of Anatolia He stayed three years and, while there, became friends with hermias and married his ward Pythias, and He then divorced and married the niece of the King Herpyllis, who had a son named, Nichomachus.
Aristotle went to live in Mytilene because Hermeas was overtaken by the Persians. While he was staying there; he became the tutor of his 13 year old son Alexander (later known as world

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