To formulate a conclusion of Aristotle’s taxonomy method is in some regards quite difficult. The philosopher passed on 2,331 years ago; consequently, he cannot continue to defend his method against modern methods and science. No one can fully understand another person’s thought process and therefore we cannot make assumptions regarding a philosopher’s methods. Yet, if there is a desire, whether out of necessity or pure casual interest, to understand the development of modern science one must look at and analyze the ideas and beliefs of the first scientists: philosophers or others, to the best of our ability. Whether modern science confirms it or disputes it, all modern conclusions, and scientific philosophies, have been influenced by those earliest thinkers.
An extensive component of a philosopher’s thoughts is definition. Yet what is definition but merely man’s attempt at using words to describe another word? This creates an endless process of attempting to find the definition of a word and then the definition of each word in the first definition. However, Aristotle developed definitions of numerous words in an attempt to create an organized structure or method of arranging organisms into something called taxonomy. The