Aristotelian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Aristotelian in British English:
UK [ˌærɪstəˈti:liən]
How to pronounce Aristotelian in American English:
US [ˌærɪstəˈtiliən, -ˈtiljən, əˌrɪstə-]
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- Noun:
- a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
Word Origin
- Aristotelian (adj.)
- also Aristotelean, c. 1600, of or pertaining to the person or teachings of Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.).
Example
- 1. Mr seligman says he now rejects the aristotelian view that all human action aims at happiness .
- 2. In this respect he follows the aristotelian conception of a teleological or purpose driven natural world .
- 3. If you understand and remember the points just mentioned above , you can talk meaningfully about aristotelian ethics .
- 4. Nearer to home it was challenged by the aristotelian eudemonia , which valued happiness only so far as it contributed to the philosophical idea of a good life .
- 5. Mr seligman 's book is , in effect , an attempt to add dashes of both aristotelian wisdom and nietzschean grit to the stock of benthamite utilitarianism that underlies much of the newer work in this field .