His father was physician to the king of

Macedonia.
When he was 7, he went to study at
Platos Academy.
Student of Plato and teacher of
Alexander the Great.
Aristotle founded the Lyceum, a
school of learning based in Athens,
Greece.

Aristotles dictum of man:

- A material
entity which
has a
potential for
life.

acts as
the
perfect
realization
of the
body

Body can posses life when it is united with the soul

 According to
Aristotle man is a
single essence
composed of:

Aristotle's distinction between

MATTER and FORM:
Form =
cat
Matter =
Fur
Body and soul are inseparable.

Rational

Antisthenes
(445 BC 365
BC)

Lucius
Annaeus
Seneca(often
known simply
asSeneca)
(ca. 4 BC 65

Zeno of
Citium
(344262 BC)

Marcus
Aurelius
Antoninus
Augustus (121
180)

Chrysippus of
Soli (279 - 206
BC)

Seven
Parts

 Human nature is
part of a
determined
universe.

Emotions are
movements againts
nature.

 Why
should
man
conform
himself
with
Why
nature?
should
man
submit
himself to
Gods

Why
should
man be
virtous?

 A Virtous man always strives to

possess peace of mind

Gods
ways are
not
mans.
-

Vegetati
ve Soul

Sensient
Soul

Vegetativ
e
Organism

Sensient
Organism

Issue of Soul
Rational
Soul
Rational
Organism