Aristotle

Aristotle, who was a student of Plato, praised reason and moderation as practical guides to life. Known to medieval intellectuals simply as "the Philosopher", Aristotle is possibly the greatest thinker in Western history and the single greatest influence on Western intellectual development.

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Chemistry; Political Science; Essence (philosophy); Republic; Aristotle; Greek City-State; Democracy; Philosophy, Western; Philosophy, Greek

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