Peripatetic school
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The Peripatetic school was the philosophical tradition founded by Aristotle in ancient Athens, known for its systematic inquiry into logic, metaphysics, ethics, and natural science.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peripatetic school canonical | 26 |
| Peripatetic philosophy | 16 |
| Aristotelian school | 1 |
| Lyceum (ancient Greek school of Aristotle) | 1 |
| Peripatetic school (through Aristotle) | 1 |
| PeripateticPhilosophy | 1 |
| Peripateticism | 1 |
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Target entity: Peripatetic school Context triple: [Aristotle, movement, Peripatetic school]
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Eleatic school
The Eleatic school was an ancient Greek philosophical movement, centered in Elea, that emphasized the unchanging, unified nature of reality and is best known through thinkers like Parmenides and Zeno.
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School of Socrates
The School of Socrates was the informal circle of students and followers gathered around the philosopher Socrates in classical Athens, which later gave rise to several major Socratic schools of thought.
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Ionian school
The Ionian school was an early Greek philosophical movement centered in Ionia that sought natural, rational explanations for the cosmos and is considered a foundation of Western philosophy.
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Cynic school
The Cynic school was an ancient Greek philosophical movement that advocated for a life of virtue in accordance with nature, rejecting conventional desires for wealth, power, and social status.
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Megarian school
The Megarian school was an ancient Greek philosophical movement, founded by Euclid of Megara, known for its focus on logic, dialectical argument, and the nature of possibility and necessity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Peripatetic school Target entity description: The Peripatetic school was the philosophical tradition founded by Aristotle in ancient Athens, known for its systematic inquiry into logic, metaphysics, ethics, and natural science.
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A.
Eleatic school
The Eleatic school was an ancient Greek philosophical movement, centered in Elea, that emphasized the unchanging, unified nature of reality and is best known through thinkers like Parmenides and Zeno.
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B.
School of Socrates
The School of Socrates was the informal circle of students and followers gathered around the philosopher Socrates in classical Athens, which later gave rise to several major Socratic schools of thought.
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C.
Ionian school
The Ionian school was an early Greek philosophical movement centered in Ionia that sought natural, rational explanations for the cosmos and is considered a foundation of Western philosophy.
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D.
Cynic school
The Cynic school was an ancient Greek philosophical movement that advocated for a life of virtue in accordance with nature, rejecting conventional desires for wealth, power, and social status.
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E.
Megarian school
The Megarian school was an ancient Greek philosophical movement, founded by Euclid of Megara, known for its focus on logic, dialectical argument, and the nature of possibility and necessity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aristotelian school
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ancient Greek philosophical school ⓘ philosophical school ⓘ |
| coreText |
Metaphysics
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Nicomachean Ethics ⓘ On the Soul ⓘ Organon ⓘ Physics ⓘ Politics ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| doctrine |
doctrine of the four causes
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hylomorphism ⓘ syllogistic logic ⓘ teleology in nature ⓘ virtue ethics ⓘ |
| era |
Classical Greek philosophy
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Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek peripatein meaning to walk about ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Aristotle ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 335 BC ⓘ |
| headquarters |
Lyceum of Aristotle
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surface form:
Lyceum in Athens
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| influenced |
Christian theology
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Islamic philosophy ⓘ Jewish philosophy ⓘ Renaissance philosophy ⓘ Scholasticism ⓘ
surface form:
medieval scholasticism
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| influencedBy |
Plato
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Socratic method ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Athens
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Lyceum of Aristotle ⓘ
surface form:
Lyceum
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| mainInterest |
biology
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ethics ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ natural science ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ psychology ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| namedAfter | peripatetic teaching method ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Alexander of Aphrodisias
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Andronicus of Rhodes ⓘ Aristotle ⓘ Strato of Lampsacus ⓘ Theophrastus ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Aristotelianism ⓘ |
| successorTo |
Academy of Athens
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surface form:
Plato's Academy
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| teachingMethod |
systematic classification of knowledge
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walking lectures ⓘ |
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