Aristotle favored observation and analysis of the physical world over the abstract way of thinking spread by Plato, his teacher. He studied and categorized the natural world, and is considered by most to be the first scientist. He was also the first to formally study logic.
Biography
Aristotle was born in Stagira, a small town in northern Greece. He was the son of Nicomachus, the physician of the king of Macedonia. At 18, he entered Plato's school in Athens, known as the Academy. Aristotle also was supervisor of the education of Alexander the Great. He returned to Athens in 334 B.C. to organize his school named the Lyceum. Aristotle died in Chalcis in 322 B.C.
Works
Aristotle wrote three types of works: popular writings, memoranda, and treatises. The popular writings mostly include dialogs modeled on those of Plato, but these are now lost. The memoranda were mostly research materials and historical records. The treatises are the main survivors of Aristotle's works.
Aristotle Online
Metaphysics
Categories
History of Animals
Meteorology
On Dreams
On Generation And Corruption
On Interpretation
On Sense And The Sensible
On Memory And Reminiscence
On Prophesying By Dreams
On Longevity And Shortness of Life
On The Generation of Animals
Nicomachean Ethics
On Sophistical Refutations
On Sleep And Sleeplessness
On The Heavens
On The Motion of Animals
On The Soul
On Youth And Old Age, On Life And Death
On The Gait of Animals
Topics
Physics
Poetics
Politics
Rhetoric
Posterior Analytics
Prior Analytics
The Athenian Constitution
On The Parts of Animals
