Aristotle

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Date	Editor	Change Summary
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM	Mike C	update #108
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
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1/22/2019, 10:01 AM	Mike C	update #101
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
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7/27/2015, 11:23 PM	Mike C	update #90
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Ancient Greek (Anglicized)

Scripts Ἀριστοτέλης(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈæɹ.ɪ.ˌstɑt.əl/(English)

Meaning & History

From the Greek name Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristoteles) meaning "the best purpose", derived from ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and τέλος (telos) meaning "purpose, result, completion". This was the name of a Greek philosopher of the 4th century BC who made lasting contributions to Western thought, including the fields of logic, metaphysics, ethics and biology.