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Marble bust of Alexander the Great, in the British Museum, London, England. Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. Height: 37 cm.
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Agathon (centre) greeting guests in Plato's Symposium, oil on canvas by Anselm Feuerbach, 1869; in the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Analyze the Aristotelian view on ethics through the ancient Greek philosopher's writings with Mortimer Adler
Philosopher and educator Mortimer Adler discussing Aristotle's writings on ethics,...
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How we understood the universe throughout history
Discussion of four attempts to explain the structure of the solar system, from Aristotle...
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Aristotle's theory of the solar system explained
Aristotle's theory of the solar system.
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Aristotle, marble portrait bust, Roman copy (2nd century bce)...
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Justus of Ghent: Aristotle
Aristotle, oil on wood panel by Justus of Ghent, c. 1475; in the...
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Christian Aristotelian cosmos
Representation of the Christian Aristotelian cosmos, engraving from Peter Apian's...
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Rembrandt: Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer
Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer, oil on canvas by Rembrandt van...
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detail from School of Athens by Raphael
Plato (center left) and Aristotle, detail from School of Athens, fresco...
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Aristotle, marble bust with a restored nose, Roman copy of a Greek original, last...
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Aristotle, statue from Stagira, Greece.
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Bust of Aristotle.
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frontispiece to Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic & Copernican
Frontispiece to Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic...
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