Aristotle

By, Tanner B.

Early Years• Born in Stagira, north of Greece in 384

B.C.• Sent to Athens to learn under Plato.

Education• Attended “The Academy” and studied for

20 years.

Middle Age• Was appointed to be the personal tutor of

Alexander the Great’s son.

The Lyceum• Founded in 335 B.C.• Lasted 12 years under Aristotle

Knowledge• Logic and reasoning is how we learn.• It’s possible to learn everything there

is to know.

Ethics• We need to find our greatest good and

pursue it.• Use our own knowledge to better the

community.

Politics• A verification of good virtue and ethics.• “Government is either for the good of the

governed or the governing.”

Death• Died of an undefined stomach illness