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1. Greek Philosophy

   Linked via "virtue"

   Aristotle (384–322 BCE), a student of Plato, diverged significantly from his teacher by re-emphasizing observation of the natural world. He established the Lyceum and is regarded as the father of formal logic.
   Aristotelian metaphysics centered on the concepts of substance (ousia), which is a combination of matter ($\upsilon\lambda\eta$) and form ($\epsilon\acute{\iota}\delta\omicron\varsigma$). He developed the system of the Four Causes (Material, Formal, Efficient, and Final) to explain change and being…