Aristotle

In Their Own Words

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

— Aristotle

Areas of Expertise

Key Achievements

• Student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great
• Founded the Lyceum — one of history's first research institutions
• Wrote on logic, physics, metaphysics, ethics, politics, biology, and poetry
• His work formed the foundation of Western philosophy and science

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