Aristotelianism
- noun
- /ˌærɪstəˈtiːliənɪzəm/
- Formal
- Many philosophers today still draw on principles of Aristotelianism when discussing moral responsibilities.
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We can do it, Bacon is saying; we can free ourselves from the shackles of Aristotelianism and the Middle Ages and come into our own.
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But as Pierre Manent has most thoroughly articulated, Tocqueville's political science is not a modified Aristotelianism.
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His defense of Aristotelianism is philosophically interesting.
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Leibniz was wrong to believe that he was getting closer to Aristotelianism.
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Des Bosses had one big idea: the key to reviving Aristotelianism was to establish a real distinction between matter and extension.
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The remark, perfectly in line with received Aristotelianism, points to a differentiation between a thing's superficial and deep features.
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Jaffa shares Mansfield's admiration for Aristotelianism.
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In fact, I believe that the Aristotelianism of Jacques Maritain is quite possibly our first example of political liberalism of the type now fully developed by Rawls and Charles Larmore.
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I have learned a lot from my colleagues, especially about Aristotelianism from John H. Randall and Ernest Moody, and about the history of science from Lynn Thorndike, and I greatly profited from the rich resources of our library and from the competent help of its staff.
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The teachings of Aristotelianism emphasize the importance of logic and ethics in understanding the world.
Synonyms
Ideas and teachings of Aristotle about logic, nature, and how people should live
Surface Forms
Morphology
Aristotelianism = Aristotelian (transparent) = Aristotle + ian + ism
The addition of '-ism' to 'Aristotelian' clearly denotes a system of beliefs or philosophy.
Etymology
Aristotelianism comes from the name Aristotle and the parts -ian ('related to') and -ism ('belief' or 'system'). So, Aristotelianism means the ideas and teachings that come from Aristotle.