Plato and Aristotle: Crash Course History of Science

The video explores the philosophical perspectives of Platonism and Aristotelianism, starting with Socrates' influence on his students, Plato and Aristotle. It discusses Plato's idealism and the founding of the Academy, contrasting it with Aristotle's empirical approach and his establishment of the Lyceum. The video compares their cosmologies and highlights Aristotle's contributions to biology and taxonomy.

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