Aristotelian

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Etymology

From Latin Aristotelī(us) or Aristotelē(us) +‎ -an. By surface analysis, Aristotle +‎ -ian.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌæɹɪstəˈtiːliən/
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Noun

Aristotelian (plural Aristotelians)

  1. 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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Aristotelian (not comparable)

  1. 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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