Aristotelian
English
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Etymology
From Latin Aristotelī(us) or Aristotelē(us) + -an. By surface analysis, Aristotle + -ian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌæɹɪstəˈtiːliən/
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Noun
Aristotelian (plural Aristotelians)
- A proponent of the philosophical or logical theories of Aristotle.
- Hyponyms: Peripatetic (“Ancient Greek proponent”), Scholastic (“medieval, Christian proponent”), Neo-Aristotelian (“modern proponent”)
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Translations
disciple of Aristotle
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Adjective
Aristotelian (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to, or advocating the philosophical or logical theories of Aristotle.
- Antonym: non-Aristotelian
- 2008, Paul Kabay, A Defense of Trivialism, page 36:
- Having noted that, it should be kept in mind that such scholars (i.e. those who reject that Cusanus is trivialist) should not cite as evidence for denying he was a trivialist the fact that Cusanus was an advocate of Aristotelian logic and the Law of Non-Contradiction. This is because an advocacy of both Aristotelian logic and the law of Non-Contradiction are quite compatible with being a trivialist – the trivialist accepts the truth of all propositions, including the Law of Non-Contradiction and other laws of Aristotelian logic.
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Translations
of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle
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