Aristotle's Legacy Research Paper
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” This just one of Aristotle’s famous quotes and is probably the most important of them all. Excellence isn’t an act it’s just a habit something you just do without thinking about the thing you’re excellent at. In the Leaving a Legacy unit, many social and historical movements, as well as people and legacies, have been explored. Some of these people are still going on or have left a legacy worth learning about, one of which is Aristotle. Aristotle is a Greek philosopher who is the icon of western philosophy who started out as a student of Plato to one of the most iconic philosophers ever. Aristotle was born in Stagira, Greece in 384 BC and died 322 BC (62 years old).
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He created his own school and taught kids his ideas on the world. He was the very first to actually study plants and animals in a scientific way and was a champion observer. He was also the first person to have the theory that Earth was the center of the universe but although that was wrong everyone respected him so much that they believed it for a very long time until somebody used modern day technology to prove that wrong and say that the sun was the center of the universe. He was also the person who said the movements of planets was circular so then they could go on forever but that is also wrong because they move in more of an oval shaped movement. That is a very big legacy to leave behind and he will be remembered for a very long time. In conclusion, Aristotle’s teachings are still around today and what started as just another student of Plato, has turned into one of the greatest philosophers ever in the world. So although he suffered through hardships, he never would have become who he was without those hurdles. He is someone that made the most of his life and I hope to do the same with mine. Although some of his theories were wrong, the ones that were correct were groundbreaking for the time and he will always be remembered as one of the greatest philosophers
He created his own school and taught kids his ideas on the world. He was the very first to actually study plants and animals in a scientific way and was a champion observer. He was also the first person to have the theory that Earth was the center of the universe but although that was wrong everyone respected him so much that they believed it for a very long time until somebody used modern day technology to prove that wrong and say that the sun was the center of the universe. He was also the person who said the movements of planets was circular so then they could go on forever but that is also wrong because they move in more of an oval shaped movement. That is a very big legacy to leave behind and he will be remembered for a very long time. In conclusion, Aristotle’s teachings are still around today and what started as just another student of Plato, has turned into one of the greatest philosophers ever in the world. So although he suffered through hardships, he never would have become who he was without those hurdles. He is someone that made the most of his life and I hope to do the same with mine. Although some of his theories were wrong, the ones that were correct were groundbreaking for the time and he will always be remembered as one of the greatest philosophers