Aristotle –
Background
1.
Describe
Aristotle’s relationship with Plato. Did
they know each other? How? (32)
2.
What
fundamental idea of Plato’s did Aristotle object to? (32)
3.
How
did this difference of opinion lead Aristotle to “map out of many of the basic
fields of enquiry?” What were those
“fields of inquiry (learning & knowledge)?” (34)
4.
In
the 14th century, why did Dante, long after Aristotle’s death, refer
to Aristotle as, “The teacher of those who know?” (34)
5.
What
did Aristotle mean when he said that a thing is what it is by “virtue of its
form?” (35)
6.
List
Aristotle’s “Four Becauses.” (36)
7.
What
does Magee (the author of your textbook) mean when he writes, “Aristotle always
saw the true essence of any object as consisting not in the matter of which it
is made but in the function it performs?” (37)
8.
How
are Plato and Aristotle the two “archetypes of the main conflicting approaches
that have characterized philosophy throughout its history?” (38)
9.
Outline
Aristotle’s concept of the “Golden Mean.”
Give an example from your life at school of how you could achieve the
“Golden Mean.” (38)
10. As if he hadn’t done enough,
Aristotle also gave us “Rules of Drama.”
Explain what they are. (39)