Follower+of+Aristotle

  • 11peripatetic — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. capitalized a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism 2. pedestrian, itinerant 3. plural movement or journeys hither and thither II. adjective Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French …

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  • 12Aristotelian — [ˌarɪstə ti:lɪən] adjective relating to the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384–322 BC) or his theories. noun a student or follower of Aristotle or his philosophy …

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  • 13Aristotelian — Ar•is•to•te•lian or Ar•is•to•te•lean [[t]ˌær ə stəˈtil yən, ˈti li ən, əˌrɪs tə [/t]] adj. 1) pho of or based on Aristotle or his theories 2) pho a follower of Aristotle • Etymology: 1600–10 Ar is•to•te′lian•ism, n …

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  • 14Aristotelian — /ærɪstəˈtiliən/ (say aristuh teeleeuhn) adjective 1. of or relating to Aristotle or to his doctrines. –noun 2. a follower of Aristotle. 3. someone who thinks in particulars and scientific deductions as distinct from the metaphysical speculation… …

  • 15Aristotelian — [ar΄is tə tēl′yən, ar΄is tətē′lē ən] adj. of or characteristic of Aristotle or his philosophy n. 1. a follower of Aristotle or his philosophy 2. a person who tends to be empirical or practical in his thinking, rather than abstract, speculative,… …

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  • 16peripatetic — [per΄i pə tet′ik] adj. [Fr péripatétique < L peripateticus < Gr peripatētikos < peripatein, to walk about < peri , around + patein, to walk < IE base * pent , to step, go > FIND] 1. [P ] of the philosophy or the followers of… …

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  • 17Boetius of Dacia — Boetius (or Boethius) of Dacia (latinization for Bo of Denmark (as Dacia was often used as the Latin term for Denmark)) was a 13th century Danish philosopher.Boetius was born in the first half of the 13th century. Not much is known of his early… …

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  • 18biography — /buy og reuh fee, bee /, n., pl. biographies. 1. a written account of another person s life: the biography of Byron by Marchand. 2. an account in biographical form of an organization, society, theater, animal, etc. 3. such writings collectively.… …

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  • 19Menander — /meuh nan deuhr/, n. 342? 291 B.C., Greek writer of comedies. * * * born с 342 died с 292 BC Athenian dramatist. He produced his first play in 321 BC, and in 316 he won a festival prize with Dyscolus ( The Misanthrope ), the only one of his plays …

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  • 20Scaliger, Julius Caesar — (1484 1558)    Italian humanist, fa ther of Josephus Justus Scaliger. Born Giulio Bordone, the son of a painter of miniatures who settled in Venice, he claimed to be de scended from the della Scala family that had formerly ruled Verona. For a… …

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