aristotle

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Definition of aristotle in English Turkish dictionary

{i} Aristo

Aristo Makedon monarşisine dalkavukluk ediyordu. - Aristotle was toadying up to the Macedonian monarchy.

Aristo dünya'nın evrenin merkezi olduğuna inanıyordu. - Aristotle believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.

Aristoteles

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Definition of aristotle in English English dictionary: An ancient Greek philosopher (382–322 BC), student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great; A male given name; {i} (384-322 BC) Greek philosopher who studied under Plato; An ancient Greek philosopher (382-322 BC), student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great; a Greek philosopher and scientist who has had great influence on Western thought. His many works deal with subjects such as science, politics, morality, and literature. (384-322 BC). born 384, Stagira died 322 BC, Chalcis Greek philosopher and scientist whose thought determined the course of Western intellectual history for two millenia. He was the son of the court physician to Amyntas III, grandfather of Alexander the Great. In 367 he became a student at the Academy of Plato in Athens; he remained there for 20 years. After Plato's death in 348/347, he returned to Macedonia, where he became tutor to the young Alexander. In 335 he founded his own school in Athens, the Lyceum. His intellectual range was vast, covering most of the sciences and many of the arts. He worked in physics, chemistry, biology, zoology, and botany; in psychology, political theory, and ethics; in logic and metaphysics; and in history, literary theory, and rhetoric. He invented the study of formal logic, devising for it a finished system, known as syllogistic, that was considered the sum of the discipline until the 19th century; his work in zoology, both observational and theoretical, also was not surpassed until the 19th century. His ethical and political theory, especially his conception of the ethical virtues and of human flourishing ("happiness"), continue to exert great influence in philosophical debate. He wrote prolifically; his major surviving works include the Organon, De Anima ("On the Soul"), Physics, Metaphysics, Nicomachean Ethics, Eudemian Ethics, Magna Moralia, Politics, Rhetoric, and Poetics, as well as other works on natural history and science. See also teleology; one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)
Aristotle Onassis: a Greek ship owner, famous for being extremely rich, who married Jackie Kennedy, the widow of US President John F. Kennedy, in 1968. Before that he had a long relationship with Maria Callas (1906-75). born Jan. 20, 1906, Smyrna, Tur. died March 15, 1975, Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris, France Greek shipping magnate and international businessman. The son of a tobacco dealer, he started a tobacco-importing business in Buenos Aires, Arg. He was made consul general after negotiating a trade agreement for the Greek government. A millionaire by age 25, he bought his first freight ships in 1932. In the 1940s and '50s his fleet grew until it was larger than the navies of many countries. He acquired business interests in Monte Carlo, and from 1957 to 1974 he owned and operated Olympic Airways, the Greek national airline. He conducted a long affair with Maria Callas, and in 1968 married Jacqueline Kennedy (see Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis)
Aristotle Socrates Onassis: born Jan. 20, 1906, Smyrna, Tur. died March 15, 1975, Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris, France Greek shipping magnate and international businessman. The son of a tobacco dealer, he started a tobacco-importing business in Buenos Aires, Arg. He was made consul general after negotiating a trade agreement for the Greek government. A millionaire by age 25, he bought his first freight ships in 1932. In the 1940s and '50s his fleet grew until it was larger than the navies of many countries. He acquired business interests in Monte Carlo, and from 1957 to 1974 he owned and operated Olympic Airways, the Greek national airline. He conducted a long affair with Maria Callas, and in 1968 married Jacqueline Kennedy (see Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis)