The History of Philosophy|S02E01

Aristotle and Greek Science

I. The Historical Background

Aristotle was born at Stagira, a Macedonian city some two hundred miles to the north of Athens, in the year 384 B.C. 

His father was friend and physician to Amyntas, King of Macedon and grandfather of Alexander. 

Aristotle himself seems to have become a member of the great medical fraternity of Asclepiads. 

He was brought up in the odor of medicine as many later philosophers were brought up in the odor of sanctity; 

he had every opportunity and encouragement to develop a scientific bent of mind; 

he was prepared from the beginning to become the founder of science.

▍语言点

Macedonian: 伯罗奔尼撒战争结束后，雅典随之衰落；希腊北部的马其顿地区开始繁荣，之后统一希腊各城邦，建立马其顿王国。

fraternity: n. 兄弟会

odor: n. 味道

sanctity: n. 神圣；圣洁

bent: n. 弯曲；倾向；爱好

生词好句

Macedonian Macedonian: 伯罗奔尼撒战争结束后，雅典随之衰落；希腊北部的马其顿地区开始繁荣，之后统一希腊各城邦，建立马其顿王国。

fraternity n. 兄弟会

odor n. 味道

sanctity n. 神圣；圣洁

bent n. 弯曲；倾向；爱好