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==Why was Aristotle an important Philosopher?==Although several well known Greek philosophers lived and even taught Aristotle (384-322 BCE), Aristotle's views on ethics and morality were the most influential of any scholar to modern philosophy. While many of Aristotle's works have not survived, he likely authored well over a hundred large works. His surviving works influenced Greek and Roman thought, with this philosophy coming down to our societies, particularly in the West.<ref> For a biography on Aristotle, see: Natali, C., & Hutchinson, D. S. (2013). <i>[[Filehttps:Aristotle Altemps Inv8575//www.jpg|thumbnail|Figure 1amazon. Bust of com/gp/product/0691096538/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0691096538&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=8a7c0d8d30a584b6d0b30f6a5bc53eb1 Aristotle: his life and school].</i> Princeton: Princeton University Press.]]</ref> Few names One major area where he contributed was in logic. In fact, his contributions in logic were still the ancient world are famousmain form utilized in Western philosophy, but Aristotle is certainly one at least until the 19th century AD. Most of themwhat we term as logic deals with word analytics, where word structure and order are analyzed and interpreted in forming a conclusion. He is considered The reasoning was something derived from the founder order and presentation of an argument. Aristotle's key compiled work, or a work put together by later followers and scholars, is ''Organon'', which compiled Aristotle's works that eventually formed the field key parts of philosophy Aristotelian logic.<ref> For more on Aristotelian logic, see: Abed, S. (1991). Aristotelian logic and to some the first scientistArabic language in Alfārābī. Albany, where his work has continued to influence modern thought and ideasN. Aristotle also wrote about many fields and sciences that have influenced these studies to this dayY: State University of New York Press. Despite </ref> Deduction developed in the syllogism is perhaps his famemost significant contribution, there where a premise is deduced into a lot that is not know about himconclusion. We know he was He also discusses induction, from a case to understanding larger phenomena about the tutor universe or world. These two forms of another famous figure thinking, induction, and contemporarydeduction, Alexander are the foundations of modern scientific thought and form the Greatprimary way to create many arguments in logic discussions.<ref> For more on induction and deduction as seen by Aristotle, see: Spangler, where he taught him many subjectsM. M. (1998). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761812113/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0761812113&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=ca462c9864d86bbb8ed1f9dd702cd0c3 Aristotle on teaching]. Here</i> Lanham, we examine some Md: University Press of his ideas and thoughts that have impacted our own modern societiesAmerica, pg. 7. </ref>
Ethics was also a key area of Aristotle's works, where he saw ethics as central to well-being and the key component to a human's life. Concepts of justice, courage, temperance, and others are central to developing good virtues and living a well-balanced life.<ref> For more on Aristotle's ethics, see: Miller, J. (ed. ., & Miller, J. (2015). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/052151388X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=Work in PhilosophyUTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=052151388X&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=b2cbf19d6d7f8211e657e93723915e36 The Reception of Aristotle’s Ethics]</i>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.</ref> What Aristotle does is make ethics an autonomous field that is divorced from the sciences and focused on developing and living a life of virtue and happiness. Ethics is still a distinct field today, and, although there are many philosophies or views on ethics, it has been heavily influenced by Aristotle's works.
However, by noting that lakes and landforms are constantly changing, these ideas influence famous geologists such as Charles Lyle, who ultimately helped develop modern geology.<ref> For more on Aristotle's contribution to Geology, see: Green, J. (2013). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1448872006/ref=as_li_tl?ie=Work in ScienceUTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1448872006&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=90783b115fb4870bdc1c8ad6681f400b Geology: investigating the science of the Earth]</i> (1st ed). New York: Rosen Central, pg. 9.</ref>
Aristotle also tried sought to created create a theoretical foundation in areas such as sleep, psychology, physics, astronomy, and other fields. Often, his views were wrong, but that often had to do with the fact he lacked the means to properly observe events.<ref>For more on areas Aristotle impacted, see: Byrne, P. H. (1997). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0791433226/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0791433226&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=dba4e50f39931077a6d70d99f0f6e0c9 Analysis and science in Aristotle]</i>. Albany: State University of New York Press.</ref> Nevertheless, because Aristotle's ideas were so influential, because many of his concepts were adopted and held for centuries or even millennia. For instance, his belief that the Earth was the center of the universe was eventually adopted as a core belief by the Catholic church. Thus, his ideas also began to be adopted by later religious authorities.==Impact on the Modern World==
== How has Aristotle Impacted the Modern World? ==Aristotle's philosophies and ethic ethics have been very influential. Many logicians, in fact, state that Aristotle produced the definitive work on logic , and there is no sense of even changing it, although this has now changed. Nevertheless, his ideas of logic and ethics ideas are now central to many philosophies that subsequently formed the foundations of Western ideals.<ref>For more on Aristotle's long-term influences, see: Sgarbi, M. (2016). [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1438459971/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1438459971&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=1a9641dbbf684c7a7585443247cf0c7b Kant and Aristotle: epistemology, logic, and method]. Albany: State University of New York Press.</ref> Modern philosophy developed later by Kant often see sees Aristotle as a core foundation for their own thinking, particularly as it placed such emphasis on emphasized ethics and virtue and the tenants that are required to develop these.
Today, in the sciences, relatively few Aristotle's ideas held by Aristotle are actually still utilized in the sciences; however, his key understanding of logic used to create a scientific theory, particularly through induction and deduction, have has influenced the sciences the most. His emphasis on empirical research was also new and becomes became another key tenant of modern science.
Because Aristotle was so prolific in his lifetime, he also influenced other fields such as poetry and tragedy.<ref> For more on Aristotle's view on poetry and tragedy, see: Sifakis, G. M. (2001). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9605241323/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=9605241323&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=5af8594170e184f049be28b4f521d334 Aristotle on the function of tragic poetry]</i>. Herakleion: Crete University Press.</ref> Aristotle wrote about how poems and tragedy should be composed and key components that they should have, including epic poems and tragedies having the great spectacle that Greek literature is so well known for.
Few people have been both famous during their lifetime and influential for millennia as Aristotle has been (Figure 1). Aristotle and his earlier and later colleagues were also influential in establishing what eventually became the concept for universities. For instance, the idea of a school, such as Athens' famous Lyceum, where Aristotle taught, as a place to discuss and teach, while pursuing one's own research and discovery, were was later adopted in the early Medieval period to become the foundation in which universities in the West developed.<ref>For more on how the concept of the university developed and Aristotle's lifetime and history, see: Höffe, O. (2003). <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/079145634X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=079145634X&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=4a45113d0bcbbd980217f8c9bae882c2 Aristotle]</i>. Albany: State University of New York Press.</ref> Although Greek society still often meant that participation was often limited to free men, women had also begun to also be involved in science and philosophical thought. Aristotle's wife Pythias worked along with her husband and probably helped him develop some of his philosophical and scientific understanding. She likely accompanied him on his field trips as well where he and made important observations related to Biology and Geologygeography.
==Conclusion==
Few thinkers directly known to us have so influenced the modern world as Aristotle. While in many ways, he was a flawed character who did hold beliefs we may consider racist or ethnocentric, he did create the foundations of what would ultimately become modern philosophy and science. In his lifetime, Aristotle was a famous figure who taught not only Alexander but Ptolemy and famous figures within Greek society who went on to impact the world in different ways. While some of his thoughts, such as the idea of four key elements to the universe, are not held by the modern sciences, his understanding that perception and observation are critical to understanding our world became the foundation of modern scientific thinking and understanding.
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