Aristotle Classification

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ARISTOTLE CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ARISTOTLE BEINGS CLASSIFICATION


… a little bit about his life 

He was born in Greece, 384 B.C. He was one of Plato’s students, one of the greatest Philosophers of all times. Tutoring Alexander the Great in Macedonia, was one of his biggest achievements. He founded his own Academy back in Greece, the Lyceum. Afterwards, he spent the rest of his life, studying, teaching and writing…



… but why is he so important nowadays? 

Aristotle was fascinated by how many things in NATURE actually WORK, for example:   

How does a chick grow in an egg? How des a squid reproduce? How does a plant grow well in one place and not in another?


… but why is he so important nowadays? 

Aristotle was the first to consider OBSERVATION as crucial part of SCIENCE, he is the father of…

EMPIRICISM!! Meaning that… in order to understand the UNIVERSE, you need to OBSERVE it an MEASURE it!

And this forms the basis of MODERN SCIENCE


… but why is he so important nowadays?

He is often considered… THE FATHER OF SCIENCE


‌ but why is he so important nowadays?

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Aristotle was the 1st to develop a classification system for living organisms depending on where they lived and how they behaved.

Now it is time for you to research how Aristotle classified the living beings, be one of his apprentices and try to classify the organisms you have worked with using his criteria!!


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