Aristotle

• Aristotle is Plato's most famous student
• In Aristotle's day, there was no distinction between science and philosophy
• Most of Aristotle's work is scientific by modern standards
• Aristotle worked to categorise species
• Aristotle applied logic and demanded evidence be provided for his theories
• The psyche is the 'principle of life'
• The psyche is what distinguishes between living things and dead/ inanimate things
• "When seeing is removed, the eye is no longer an eye except in name"- Aristotle

  • Eye= animal
  • Sight= soul/ psyche
• The soul plus the body makes the animal
• The soul is inseparable from the body
• The soul allows for rational thought
• Psyche is distinct to the material body, but not separate
• The soul gives the body shape and character
• Aristotle's 'On the Soul' is biological
• The soul is the essence or form of a human being
• The Greek term for the 'thinking mind' is 'nous'
• Rational thought is what Aristotle said distinguished animals and humans