One of the most talked about things this week was a strange video of a man who appeared to have a real life jet-powered hoverboard. The video was published by Zapata Racing, which has made water-powered versions of these flying machines for a few years now . The difference is that those are always tethered to some kind of personal watercraft. This new "Flyboard Air," as CEO Franky Zapata calls it, is something totally different. The video went viral on Monday, and it polarized the internet. People thought it was either the coolest thing ever invented , or that it was a massive hoax . Even optimistic parties, like myself, were skeptical . Maybe we all still feel a little burned by Tony Hawk and FunnyorDie, or maybe we were just being careful — after all, the video was suspiciously edited, there were very few details, and it just looked a little fake. Over the week, more videos of the flight(s) surfaced, and it appeared to be the real deal. This morning, thou...
Aristotle (/ˈærɪˌstɒtəl/;[1] Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης,pronounced [aristotélɛːs], Aristotélēs; 384–322 BC)[2] was an ancient Greek philosopherand scientist born in the city of Stagira,Chalkidice, on the northern periphery ofClassical Greece. His father, Nicomachus, died when Aristotle was a child, whereafterProxenus of Atarneus became his guardian.[3]At seventeen or eighteen years of age, he joined Plato's Academy in Athens[4] and remained there until the age of thirty-seven (c. 347 BC). His writings cover many subjects – including physics, biology, zoology,metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theater, music, rhetoric, linguistics, politics and government – and constitute the first comprehensive system of Western philosophy. Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip II of Macedon, tutored Alexander the Greatbeginning in 343 BC.[5]
Teaching Alexander the Great gave Aristotle many opportunities and an abundance of supplies. He established a library in theLyceum which aided in the production of many of his hundreds of books. The fact that Aristotle was a pupil of Plato contributed to his former views of Platonism, but, following Plato's death, Aristotle immersed himself in empirical studies and shifted from Platonism to empiricism.[6] He believed all peoples' concepts and all of their knowledge was ultimately based on perception. Aristotle's views on natural sciences represent the groundwork underlying many of his works.
Aristotle's views on physical scienceprofoundly shaped medieval scholarship. Their influence extended from Late Antiquityand the Early Middle Ages into theRenaissance, and were not replaced systematically until the Enlightenment and theories such as classical mechanics. Some of Aristotle's zoological observations, such as on the hectocotyl (reproductive) arm of the octopus, were not confirmed or refuted until the 19th century. His works contain the earliest known formal study of logic, which was incorporated in the late 19th century into modern formal logic.
In metaphysics, Aristotelianism profoundly influenced Judeo-Islamic philosophical and theological thought during the Middle Agesand continues to influence Christian theology, especially the Neoplatonism of the Early Church and the scholastic tradition of theRoman Catholic Church. Aristotle was well known among medieval Muslim intellectuals and revered as "The First Teacher" (Arabic:المعلم الأول).
His ethics, though always influential, gained renewed interest with the modern advent ofvirtue ethics. All aspects of Aristotle's philosophy continue to be the object of active academic study today. Though Aristotle wrote many elegant treatises and dialogues – Cicero described his literary style as "a river of gold"[7] – it is thought that only around a third of his original output has survived.[8]
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