This man's Metaphysics focuses on separating essential from accidental properties of objects, while his Physics lists four types of causes and five elements of matter. .
This man's Metaphysics focuses on separating essential from accidental properties of objects, while his Physics lists four types of causes and five elements of matter. . He is called "the master of those who know" in Dante's Inferno, and Bertrand Russell claimed that every intellectual advance must begin with by attacking this philosopher. This man's Politics stressed balance between democratic and oligarchic governments, while his  Poetics emphasize the importance of catharsis. He wrote extremely detailed works on zoology, but is better known for his theory of a tripartite soul. He is most famous, however, for his ethical theories, which claim that the goal of human existence eudaimonia, which is achieved by living a life of virtue. For ten points, name this author of the Nichomachean Ethics who founded the Lyceum in Athens, and was the student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.
This man's Metaphysics focuses on separating essential from accidental properties of objects, while his Physics lists four types of causes and five elements of matter. .
Aristotle