Aristotle (384 – 322 BC)

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Ministry of science and higher education of the Russian Federation Peter

Ministry of science and higher education of the Russian Federation
Peter the

Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University
Institute of Civil Engineering
Еssay about:
« Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. Features of his philosophy.»
Student: D. Sultanova. Group 3140801/01201
Lecturer Prof. T. Awwad
Saint Petersburg
2020
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BIOGRAPHY Aristotle's birthplace is the Polis of Stagira on the northwestern

BIOGRAPHY

Aristotle's birthplace is the Polis of Stagira on the northwestern coast

of the Aegean sea. His father was a court physician to king Amyntas II, grandfather of Alexander the great. This allowed the future philosopher to get a good education. At the age of seventeen, he arrived in Athens and attended Plato's Academy, remaining there until the teacher's death. This was the only disciple who dared to argue with Plato. The philosopher highly valued Sycamore, but saw vulnerabilities in his teaching about the world of ideas and things.
Aristotle's famous saying is: "Plato is my friend, but truth is more precious."
After leaving Athens, he went to Asia minor Greece. He was invited by the Macedonian king Philip II to raise his son Alexander. The philosopher moved to the Macedonian capital Pella. He remained in the role of tutor for four years. Aristotle did not try to make Alexander a philosopher, and their relationship was not particularly warm.
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There is a saying of Alexander about his teacher: "I honor

There is a saying of Alexander about his teacher: "I honor

Aristotle as much as my father, for if I owe my life to my father, then I owe it to Aristotle for what it costs."
However, as soon as Alexander ascended the throne, he tried to get rid of Aristotle, who did not approve of his intentions to conquer Greece and the whole world. The philosopher returned to Stagira, where he spent about three years. When he returned to Athens, he opened the Lycaean school of philosophy. It was located next to the temple of Apollo of Lycaea —hence its name. In verbal skirmishes, Aristotle was not equal to the Sudden death of Aristotle's pupil and patron Alexander the great caused an anti-Macedonian uprising, and the philosopher himself was accused of blasphemy. Without waiting for the trial, he left Athens. Soon after, Aristotle died on the island.
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Being is a collection of individual objects, and each individual has

Being is a collection of individual objects, and each individual has

its own essence, which is perceived by the mind, and not by the sense. Essence – eternal, unchangeable; - the key to understanding what exists.

ARISTOTLE DEVELOPED THE DOCTRINE OF BEING AND ESSENCE.

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ARISTOTLE DEVELOPED THE DOCTRINE OF FOUR PRIMARY AND HIGHER CAUSES. Any

ARISTOTLE DEVELOPED THE DOCTRINE OF FOUR PRIMARY AND HIGHER CAUSES.
Any thing

has all four causes:
1) Material reason – what the thing is made of;
2) formal reason – what is it?
3) Driving reason – where does the movement start from;
4) Target reason – what the item was made for.
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PLATO'S PHILOSOPHY The main issue of pre-Socratic philosophy was the development

PLATO'S PHILOSOPHY

The main issue of pre-Socratic philosophy was the development

of natural philosophy, the problem of finding the original, an attempt to explain the origin and existence of the world. Previous philosophers understood nature and the cosmos as a world of things visible and sensually perceived, but they could not explain the world by means of reasons based only on "elements" or their properties (water, air, fire, earth, hot, cold, rarefaction, etc.). The merit of Plato is that he introduces a new exclusively rational view of the explanation and knowledge of the world, comes to the discovery of another reality – supersensible, supra-physical, intelligible space. This leads to the understanding of two planes of being: the phenomenal, visible, and invisible, metaphysical, captured exclusively by the intellect; thus Plato for the first time emphasizes the self-worth of the ideal.
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Aristotle developed a hierarchical system of categories in which the main

Aristotle developed a hierarchical system of categories in which the main

one was "essence" or "substance", and the rest were considered its features. He created a classification of the properties of being that comprehensively define the subject — 9 predicates.
In the first place is the category of entity with the first entity — individual existence, and the second entity — the existence of species and genera. Other categories reveal the properties and States of being: quantity, quality, relation, place, time, possession, position, action, suffering.
In an effort to simplify the categorical system, Aristotle then recognized only three of the main nine categories — time, place, position (or essence, state, relation).
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BRIEF CONCLUSIONS DRAWN BY ARISTOTLE: -everything that exists on Earth has

BRIEF CONCLUSIONS DRAWN BY ARISTOTLE:

-everything that exists on Earth has

potency (matter itself) and form;
-a change in at least one of these qualities (either matter or form) leads to a change in the essence of the object itself;
-reality is the sequence of transition from matter to form and from form to matter;
-potency (material) is the passive principle, form is the active one;
-the highest form of all things is God, who has an existence outside the world.
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The classification of philosophy given by Aristotle is a theoretical one

The classification of philosophy given by Aristotle is a theoretical one

that studies the problems of being, various spheres of being, the origin of all things, the causes of various phenomena (called "primary philosophy»);
-practical – about human activity, the structure of the state;
-poetic,
-it is believed that in fact Aristotle as the fourth part of philosophy was allocated logic
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THE CARRIER OF CONSCIOUSNESS, ACCORDING TO ARISTOTLE, IS THE SOUL. THE

THE CARRIER OF CONSCIOUSNESS, ACCORDING TO ARISTOTLE, IS THE SOUL. THE

PHILOSOPHER DISTINGUISHES THREE LEVELS OF THE SOUL:

-the vegetative soul;
-animal soul;
-rational soul.
As a carrier of consciousness, the soul is also responsible for the functions of the body.

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The plant soul is responsible for the functions of nutrition, growth,

The plant soul is responsible for the functions of nutrition, growth,

and reproduction. The animal soul is also responsible for these functions (nutrition, growth, reproduction), but thanks to it, the body is supplemented by the functions of sensation and desire. And only the rational (human) soul, covering all the above functions, is also responsible for the functions of reasoning and thinking. This is what makes a person stand out from the world around them.
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He believes that man: -by biological essence is one of the

 
He believes that man:
-by biological essence is one of the types

of highly organized animals;
-differs from animals in the presence of thinking and intelligence;
-has an innate tendency to live together with their own kind (that is, to live in a team).

ARISTOTLE TAKES A MATERIALISTIC APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM OF MAN.

in the drawing, Aristotle argues with Plato

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-monarchy; -tyranny; -aristocracy; -extreme oligarchy; -ochlocracy (mob rule, extreme democracy); -polity

 
-monarchy;
-tyranny;
-aristocracy;
-extreme oligarchy;
-ochlocracy (mob rule, extreme democracy);
-polity (a mixture of moderate oligarchy

and moderate democracy).

ARISTOTLE IDENTIFIES SIX TYPES OF STATE:

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CONCLUSIONS: 1 made significant adjustments to a number of provisions of

CONCLUSIONS:

1 made significant adjustments to a number of provisions of Plato's

philosophy, criticizing the doctrine of "pure ideas»;
2 gave a materialistic interpretation of the origin of the world and man;
3 identified 10 philosophical categories;
4 defined being through categories;
5 defined the essence of matter;
6 identified six types of state and gave the concept of the ideal type – polity;
7 made a significant contribution to the development of logic (gave the concept of the deductive method – from the particular to the General, justified the system of syllogisms – inference from two or more premises of the conclusion).