Accomplishments

Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.

- Aristotle

Many believe Aristotle to be the most influential philosopher in the history of Western thought.

• The logic of this last century was based on much of his thoughts and logic.

• He is thought of as the founder of biology. Charles Darwin saw him as the most important contributer.

• Modern physics was developed in reaction to the Aristotelian tradition.

• His ethics and metaphysics are still topics of philosophical debate.

• His poetics is considered to be the first formal work of literary criticism and has a continued effect on today's classical drama.