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Facts about Aristotle — the ancient Greek philosopher who basically invented Western science.
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Aristotle was Plato’s student and the tutor of Alexander the Great. Aristotle wrote on diverse subjects: biology, ethics, logic, and politics. The Golden Mean is Aristotle’s idea of virtue as the balance between extremes.
Yes, this is verified. Aristotle was Plato’s student and the tutor of Alexander the Great. Another confirmed fact: Aristotle wrote on diverse subjects: biology, ethics, logic, and politics.
Yes. One popular misconception is: "Aristotle wrote 200 pages on why people are annoying." This has been fact-checked and labeled FAKE on SmartAss Facts.