Who Was Aristotle?

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5. The Lyceum

In ancient Greece, the Lyceum was a temple that was dedicated to the god Apollo Lyceus. The temple had long been used as a center of debate for philosophers, and famous names such as Plato and Isocrates had taught there before Aristotle. During Aristotle’s time, it became a legendary place of learning.

Aristotle began teaching regularly at the temple and officially established a school that was known as The Lyceum. Scholars following Aristotle were known as Peripatetics because of Aristotle’s habit of walking when he was teaching. It is also here the Aristotle founded one of the worlds first great libraries.

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