| Author Info | - Aristotle (384–322 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and polymath whose work laid the foundations for Western philosophy and science. Born in Stagira, in Northern Greece, Aristotle was the son of a physician, which sparked his early interest in the natural sciences. At 17, he moved to Athens to study at Plato’s Academy, where he resided for 20 years. After Plato’s death, Aristotle left Athens and tutored Alexander the Great, further shaping his views on politics, ethics and governance. Aristotle’s immeasurable work spans logic, metaphysics, ethics, biology and politics, and his intellectual legacy is unrivalled in its scope. The Politics, written in the 4th century BCE, is one of his most celebrated works, offering profound insights into the nature of the state, citizenship and the ideal forms of government. His contributions to logic, particularly his development of syllogistic reasoning, revolutionised knowledge study. Aristotle’s method of empirical observation, combined with rigorous philosophical analysis, has had a lasting impact on science, philosophy and political theory. Despite living over two millennia ago, Aristotle’s ideas continue to reverberate today, influencing disciplines ranging from political science to ethics, and his works remain a bedrock of classical education.
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