1. aristotelian - Noun
2. aristotelian - Adjective
Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 b. c.).
A follower of Aristotle; a Peripatetic. See Peripatetic.
Source: Webster's dictionaryNeither Aristotelian nor Russellian rules give the exact logic of any expression of ordinary language; for ordinary language has no exact logic. P. F. Strawson
Instead of elaborating on accepted principles, let us simply point out that for the last hundred years the natural sciences have abandoned completely the Aristotelian principles of intuition, inspiration, and dogmatism. Santiago Ramón y Cajal
The one who contributed most to break down the barrier between physical method and metaphysical method, and to confound their domains, so clearly distinguished in the Aristotelian philosophy, was surely Descartes. Pierre Duhem
For Aristotelian physics the membership of an object in a given class was of critical importance, because for Aristotle the class defined the essence or essential nature of the object, and thus determined its behavior in both positive and negative respects. Kurt Lewin
To which we may add this other Aristotelian consideration, that he who confers a benefit on any one loves him better than he is beloved by him again. Michel de Montaigne
Poor rhetoric, once "learning" itself, now becomes reduced to the teaching of mannerisms and forms, Aristotelian forms, for writing, as if these mattered. Robert M. Pirsig