Aristotle Aristotle, one of the most brilliant minds of the ancient world, was born in 384 BCE in the small Greek town of Stagira. His father, Nicomachus, served as a physician to the king of Macedon, which exposed the young Aristotle to the world of science and medicine early in life. Orphaned at a young age, he was placed under the care of a guardian who ensured that he received a solid education. At seventeen, Aristotle traveled to Athens, the cultural and intellectual center of Greece, to join Plato’s Academy, where he remained for nearly twenty years. Although he greatly admired