ARISTOLE,(384BC-322BC)wasaGreekphilosopherandpolymath,astudentofPlatoandteacherofAlexandertheGreat.Hiswritingscovermanysubjects,includingphysics,metaphysics,poetry,theater,music,logic,rhetoric,linguistics,politics,government,ethics,biology,andzoology.
TogetherwithPlatoandSocrates(Plato'steacher),AristotleisoneofthemostimportantfoundingfiguresinWesternphilosophy.Aristotle'swritingswerethefirsttocreateacomprehensivesystemofWesternphilosophy,encompassingmoralityandaesthetics,logicandscience,politicsandmetaphysics.