Aristotle 's Philosophy Of Nature

     With the possible exception of Plato, Aristotle is the most influential philosopher in the history of logical thought. Logic into this century was basically Aristotelian logic. Aristotle dominated the study of the natural sciences until modern times. Aristotle, in some aspect, was the founder of biology; Charles Darwin considered him as the most important contributor to the subject. Aristotle’s Poetic, the first work of literary notice, had a string influence on the theory and practice of modern drama. Aristotle’s great influence is due to the fact that he seemed to offer a system, which although lacked in certain respects, was as a whole matchless in its extent.

In Principles of Biology (Bio 2107K) many topics where discussed. Even though there is a second part of Principle Biology, however a couple of topics where introduced in this class for discussion to expose students to Principle of biology. The history of biology touches the study of the living world from early days to current times. Before Biology, there were some terms used for the study of animals and plants. Natural history referred to the descriptive aspects of biology, though it includes of mineralogy and other non-biological fields; from the middle Ages through the Renaissance, the uniting background of history was the great connection of existence. Natural philosophy and natural theology involves the theoretical and abstract basis of plant and animal life, dealing with issues of why organisms be and behave the way they do, though these subjects also includes what is now geology, physics, chemistry, and astronomy. Physiology and botanical pharmacology was the province of

The most influential person in the pre-modern age in World History is Aristotle. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. He wrote on many different subjects, including physics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, biology and even zoology. Aristotle was one of the most important philosophers in Western thought, and was one of the first to systematize philosophy and science. Aristotle questioned the nature of the world and of human belief, knowledge, and thought. He invented a method for arguing according to rules of logic, but later applied his method to problems in the fields of psychology, biology, and physics. His thinking on physics and science had a

He was the first to study formal logic, founded called the Lyceum and tutored kings. He influenced Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions and beliefs. The Catholic Church took his view of a universal hierarchy and added the divine, the heavenly and the demonic to make their “Great Chain of Being.” Aristotle even had a basic idea of evolution based on God’s plan for the world (IEP). It is possible that he was the last person to know everything there was to know in his own time (Neill 488). His contributions to our understanding of the world are innumerable, despite that only about a third of his work survived. He contributed to philosophy as much as Plato, if not more. He took Plato’s theory of forms and changed it, making it his own, and in the process resolved the problems that he had noted, as well as those pointed out by Plato and others. He called his new theory he called Hylomorphism. Hylomorphism’s way of thinking stands directly opposite that which Plato’s forms encourage. Aristotle did not see the world as a reflection of another filled with forms but as the physical embodiment of the forms. The substances are created by the innate forms in the matter and are the only way we can perceive forms. This means that to Aristotle a substance did not have form only in an abstract world of forms but was contained by the object in and of

Aristotle was both a political thinker and a philosopher. So, we can see their effects on his writings. Moreover, he was hugely influenced by his great teacher Plato, who was in turn a disciple of the great thinker Socrates.

Aristotle is a Greek teacher and is credited for establishing the cornerstone of modern philosophy via his book Para Psyche (Biography.com Editors). His work assumes the existence of divine power and tells that the reason the human body exists is to house our

This essay is aimed at reviewing Aristotle’s philosophical claim that thought and contemplation is the highest form of life, with a view to explaining the veracity of his theory. Aristotle, like many other philosophers wrote extensively on a variety of issues. His deep rooted conviction for a society based on such theoretical foundation of thought, contemplation, reason and logic, made him explore the perimeters of knowledge to advance the society on the foundation of knowledge. Most of Aristotle’s life was dedicated to the search for knowledge. Contemplation naturally brings about knowledge, which is the base of discovery. For Aristotle, the life of unbroken contemplation is something divine. It is the ultimate intellectual virtue, and it is the highest form of human activity. Like Plato’s postulation of ‘the philosopher king’ or ‘king philosopher’ as the ruler of society, Aristotle’s theory of thought and contemplation places premium on education, wisdom and knowledge as basis for happiness, fulfilment and harmony. Socrates personally demonstrated this by staying in isolation at some point to have the luxury of undisturbed thoughts, contemplation and meditation. The ancient, medieval and modern philosophers gave a lot of time to this highest form of life, and this explains the potency behind their prolific writings which has stood the

Aristotle is well known for his works as a Philosopher, highlighting some works known as On the Heavens, and the theoretical element to do with his Alchemy work Quinessence. He also was known for his work in biology, as he was able to identify nearly 600 species of animals into different groups that he had called genus.

By pointing out the different problems with the different lifestyles of the moral virtuous life, I attempt to support Aristotle's conclusion that the contemplative life is superior to the moral, virtuous life. The reason is that when one leads a moral virtuous life, one is dependent

Aristotle’s view about nature is said to be teleological, but before delving into the specifics it is important to know what teleology is and how it can be applied to nature. Teleology is the explanation of phenomena by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes. In addition, telos- means an end, which Aristotle incorporates in his view of nature. This teleological view of nature is broken down into three categories in Physics II of the book we have been reading in class: nature as matter and as form, cause and chance, and final causes and necessity in nature. Aristotle’s concluding statements in these works show that nature itself is a cause and means for an end. Additionally, this teleological view of nature is still hinted

In ‘Physics’ Aristotle analyzes nature and explains how we understand it. He thinks it is important to perceive the world and think about it in a methodical way (Lecture Notes). Aristotle thinks change is a serious topic and explains how things come to be. Aristotle wants people to understand his point of view on change. In one of the books, Aristotle defines and proves his point why he believes change needs to undergo certain requirements. Hylomorphism is the substance of being composed of two aspects matter and form (Lecture Notes). To be able to describe nature you need to understand the concept that it is hylomorphism (Lecture Notes). In this paper, I will address the four causes of Aristotle and demonstrate two examples.

"Nothing is more remarkable than Aristotle 's efforts to exhibit the relationships of living things as a scala naturae.” Charles Singer, a modern British historian, and zoologist quotes referring to Aristotle’s “History of Animals” which classified organisms in relation to a hierarchical "ladder of life" (scala naturae).

Aristotle was a Greek Philosopher born in 384 BC. He was once an apprentice to the legendary Plato himself. However, Aristotle’s wisdom accorded him a reputation that would one day rival that of his mentor. He lived in a time when men regarded life with little value,

Since the beginning of the human’s existence, there have been so many great different concepts from various philosophers that have shaped the structure, knowledge and behaviors that we still exercise in our current world. Philosophy as the fundamental nature of knowledge has contributed to the development of our thoughts and the structure of our societies. Many great philosophers left the presence of their idea implanted in our world for the rest of human life. One central leader that contributed in the philosophical views of ideas, realism and morality of life was the greatest philosopher of all time “Aristotle”. This essay will focus on two of Aristotle’s major impact on today’s society. These two great essays are, “The Politics” and “The Nicomachean Ethics”. Aristotle influenced by previous work from his professor the great philosopher Plato developed ideas of moralities, virtues and ethics of how man should best live, how can we find the truth also how can we explain the world around us. Throughout history there have been many philosophers who have tried to shape the world with their philosophical concepts to make an action a universal law of morality that gives us options to choose a freely moral or legal alternative rather than another one. The concepts revealed by Aristotle’s work have inculcated the way we actually behave and apply ethics to our everyday duties that would lead us to the supreme good “Eudaimonia” ‘Human Flourishing’, happiness. All theories

Aristotle was not just any person. He was one of the most distinguished and important Greek philosophers of all time. Aristotle was born in 384 BCE in the town of Stagira, Greece. His range of work was very broad, covering most of the sciences and many arts such as biology, botany, chemistry, ethics, history, logic, metaphysics, rhetoric, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, physics, poetics, political theory, psychology, and zoology. He was the author of what became the foundation of both Christian Scholasticism and medieval Islamic philosophy. Even after his death in 322 BCE and historic events such as enlightenment, Aristotle’s concepts still remain present in Western thinking and continue to be studied.