Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist that helped form the scientific knowledge and theories we have today. Being the “first real kind of scientist” Aristotle had a huge impact on the science world. Without the studies of Aristotle, many of the scientist in the time after him would not have been able to form the theories and beliefs they developed by looking at the work done by Aristotle. As one will see, Aristotle spent most of his life studying, teaching and writing; making him one of the most famous scientist that lived.
Aristotle was born in 384 B.C. in northern Greece in a place named Stagira.
Both of Aristotle’s parents were born into medical families. It is commonly thought that Aristotle was raised by close family members, considering both of his birth parents died while he was a young child. For the short time that Aristotle had to live with his birth parents, his father taught him about medicine. He attended Plato’s Academy, at age seventeen, located in Athens. He stayed at Plato’s academy for twenty years as both a student then later a teacher. During his time here, he met Pythias, his …show more content…
He developed different ways for students to learn areas of science and understand them more. He believed that the best way to learn and understand nature was through reasoning and observation. A standard for the scientific method was developed through Aristotle. He set the standard that; all observations must include the composition, the shape or form, the motion or change, and the end result of the examination, Amazingly, the scientific method used today is very similar to Aristotle’s beliefs. Many other scientist looked back at Aristotle’s work to help them understand and develop the thoughts and beliefs they had studied. Newton is an example of a scientist that formed his beliefs and theories for objects at rest off of the work of