Aristotelian


of, pertaining to, based on, or derived from or his theories.
a follower of .
Contemporary Examples

Or, says McDonald, Jefferson may have been expressing an “Aristotelian idea.”
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway? P. J. O’Rourke June 7, 2014

Historical Examples

Forsake Plato if you must,—but you may do so only at the price of justifying yourself in the terms of Aristotelian arithmetic.
Fishing with a Worm Bliss Perry

But this does not seem in consonance with the Aristotelian use of these terms.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Isaac Husik

The third great Aristotelian principle follows directly from these two.
The Five Great Philosophies of Life William de Witt Hyde

And here his method of proving the existence of matter is Aristotelian and new.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Isaac Husik

But that philosophy is merely a theory, like the Aristotelian scientific theories so firmly believed in the middle ages.
The Concept of Nature Alfred North Whitehead

But, above all, the Aristotelian biological works were fertilizers of the mind.
The Legacy of Greece Various

We find no development worthy of notice in Aristotelian ethics (see Peripatetics).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 Various

The rediscovery of the Aristotelian biology is a modern thing.
The Legacy of Greece Various

And this leads us to another important conception in the Aristotelian philosophy.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Isaac Husik

adjective
of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
(of a philosophical position) derived from that of Aristotle, or incorporating such of his major doctrines as the distinctions between matter and form, and substance and accident, or the primacy of individuals over universals
noun
a follower of Aristotle
adj.

also Aristotelean, c.1600, of or pertaining to the person or teachings of Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.).

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