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Philosophy of Aristotle: Aristotle's Life And Heritage

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Aristotle

Aristotle
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Aristotle's Life And Heritage

Aristotle was a product of Greek culture. Before the Greeks came into the
Mediterranean world, man was primarily oriented toward death and built his
monuments in honor of death. The zigurats of Babylon and the pyramids of Egypt
testify to the hold of death upon these early civilizations. To the Greeks,
however, life was the most significant fact in the world, and human life was
the greatest wonder on earth. The Greeks were the first people to play. Their
famous Olympic Games are witness to their boundless enthusiasm for living.
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