![]() ![]() Little is known about his mother, Phaestis she is also believed to have died when Aristotle was young.Īfter Aristotle’s father died, Proxenus of Atarneus, who was married to Aristotle’s older sister, Arimneste, became Aristotle’s guardian until he came of age. Although Nicomachus died when Aristotle was just a young boy, Aristotle remained closely affiliated with and influenced by the Macedonian court for the rest of his life. in Stagira, a small town on the northern coast of Greece that was once a seaport.Īristotle’s father, Nicomachus, was court physician to the Macedonian king Amyntas II. Early Life, Family and EducationĪristotle was born circa 384 B.C. Some of his most notable works include Nichomachean Ethics, Politics, Metaphysics, Poetics and Prior Analytics. In 335, Aristotle founded his own school, the Lyceum, in Athens, where he spent most of the rest of his life studying, teaching and writing. In 338, he began tutoring Alexander the Great. When Aristotle turned 17, he enrolled in Plato’s Academy. ![]() to 322 B.C.) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist who is still considered one of the greatest thinkers in politics, psychology and ethics. ![]()
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