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Aristotelian

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Ar·is·to·te·li·an also Ar·is·to·te·le·an  (r-st-tl-n, -tlyn, -rst-)
adj.
Of or relating to Aristotle or to his philosophy.
n.
1. A follower of Aristotle or his teachings.
2. A person whose thinking and methods tend to be empirical, scientific, or commonsensical.

Aris·to·teli·an·ism n.

Aristotelian [ˌærɪstəˈtiːlɪən]
adj
1. (Philosophy) of or relating to Aristotle (384-322 bc), the Greek philosopher or his philosophy
2. (Philosophy) (of a philosophical position) derived from that of Aristotle, or incorporating such of his major doctrines as the distinctions between matter and form, and substance and accident, or the primacy of individuals over universals
n
(Philosophy) a follower of Aristotle

Ar•is•to•te•lian or Ar•is•to•te•lean (ˌær ə stəˈtil yən, -ˈti li ən, əˌrɪs tə-)

adj.
1. of or based on Aristotle or his theories.
n.
2. a follower of Aristotle.
[1600–10]
Ar`is•to•te′lian•ism, n.
Thesaurus Legend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Aristotelian - a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of AristotelianismAristotelian - a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
adherent, disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
Adj.1.Aristotelian - of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; "Aristotelean logic"
Translations
Aristotelian [ˌærɪstəˈtiːlɪən] ADJaristotélico
Aristotelian
Aristotelian [ˌærɪstəˈtiːlɪən] adjaristotelico/a


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The extent to which Aristotle or the Aristotelian school were indebted to him in the Politics has been little recognized, and the recognition is the more necessary because it is not made by Aristotle himself.
His teaching, as is well known, places the Aristotelian man of spirit, above all others in the natural divisions of man.
He had read somewhere that every man was born a Platonist, an Aristotelian, a Stoic, or an Epicurean; and the history of George Henry Lewes (besides telling you that philosophy was all moonshine) was there to show that the thought of each philospher was inseparably connected with the man he was.
 
 
 
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