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Aristotle was a classical Greek philosopher and polymath, student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great, whose vast body of work — from the Nicomachean Ethics to the Poetics — shaped Western thought for two millennia.
Aristotle (384–322 BCE) studied under Plato at the Academy before founding his own school, the Lyceum, in Athens. He made foundational contributions across an astonishing range of fields — logic, metaphysics, ethics, politics, biology, rhetoric, and literary theory.
His Nicomachean Ethics developed an influential account of virtue and human flourishing; his Poetics laid the foundations of Western literary criticism; and his works on logic and natural science dominated thought for centuries. His method of careful observation and systematic analysis shaped the very idea of disciplined inquiry.
One of the most influential thinkers in history, Aristotle remains central to philosophy, ethics, and the sciences, his ideas still studied and debated today.
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Aristotle asks: what is the good life for a human being? His answer — eudaimonia, often translated as happiness but better understood as flourishing — requires virtue, practical wisdom, and the right social conditions. The foundational text of virtue ethics and one of the most influential works in the history of moral philosophy.
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Aristotle's analysis of tragedy — its elements, its purpose, and its effects. Defines tragedy as an imitation of a serious action producing catharsis through pity and fear. Identifies the six elements of tragedy (plot, character, thought, diction, melody, spectacle) and argues that plot is the most important.
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