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date: 14 February 2025

Aristotle (384–322 bc), Greek philosopher. 

Source:
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Author(s):
F. L. CrossF. L. Cross, E. A. LivingstoneE. A. Livingstone

He was the son of Nicomachus, the court physician to Amyntas II of Macedonia, and born at Stagirus (later Stagira) on the peninsula of Chalcidice. In ... ...

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