Aristotle is a well-known philosopher, who lived from 384 BC to 322 BC, having been born and spending much of his life in Greece. According to William Turner, in the Catholic Encyclopedia, his father was physician to the king of Macedonia, and other ancestors of Aristotle probably held this position as well. Aristotle's parents probably planned for him to receive a medical education so that he could become a doctor as well, but both of his parents died while he was still a child. When he approached 18, he was sent to school at the university of another great and well-known philosopher, Plato. Although Aristotle has been known throughout history for his achievements in mathematics, physics, and even the arts, he also had some very complex and advanced teachings on what we would today call psychology. Many of his teachings on ethics and politics would also fit into the study of psychology. One of the most revolutionary ideas that Aristotle brought to the study of the mind, he also brought to many other studies. Ancient philosophers like Plato relied heavily on intuition and pure speculation on topics ranging from physics to the study of human behavior. Aristotle, however, taught the beginnings of the scientific method, that is, learning based on examination, experimentation and logic. Aristotle believed that the soul, or the personality of a being, was not something that could be separated from the body. He believed that the soul was the result of the physical form of the body. This was a departure from the conventional teachings of his time. Aristotle's colleagues taught that the soul was abstract and not concerned with the body, but Aristotle believed that everything that happens in the mind or personality (and... at the center of the paper...ndant to the level at which his companions show virtue in their lives. Many of Aristotle's teachings showed a remarkable understanding of the human mind, especially considering the time in which he lived. Just as some of his teachings on physics were held true for almost 2000 years, many of his teachings on human mind were far ahead of their time. His method of study and experimentation, followed by logical deduction, are the basis of all sciences today, something that was completely new when he wrote of this approach 1, 1907) The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume I, online edition Retrieved February 2, 2002, from the World Wide Web: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01713a.htmThe Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2001) Retrieved February 2. , 2002 from the World Wide Web: http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/a/aristotl.htm