Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath! 384-322 BCE. His writings covered a broad range of subjects, spanning the natural sciences, logic, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, rhetoric, psychology, and the arts.
At 18, he moved to Athens from his birthplace in northern Greece, and joined Plato's Academy in Athens, where he stayed until he was 37, when he was asked by Philip of Macedon to go and tutor his son, Alexander the Great. At 50, he returned to Athens and founded the Peripatetic school at the Lyceum. Aristotle's works filtered through into Roman philosophy and beyond. Even into aspects of Islamic philosophical tradition, and into Scholastic philosphy under, for example, Thomas Aquinas.
(aside: the Lyceum was a temple in Athens dedicate to Apollo Lykaios. The remains of the Lyceum were discovered in 1996 and you can now go and visit the site. It's calm and peaceful, beautifully landscaped. And it's within easy walking distance of the Cycladic Museum!)
(Also available in bronze. Email me)
bust of Aristotle
dimensions
Height including his base: 19cm
about the material
The material is keramin, a durable plaster polymer compound with a light ochre finish applied by hand. There may, therefore, be a slight variation in colour from piece to piece. The piece is mounted on a marble base.
Made in Greece in the workshop of the Semitekolo family with whom It's All Greek has been workimg since 1999.