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Aristotle’s Dictum (or the Dictum de Omni et Nullo)The maxim that whatever may be predicated (i.e. affirmed or denied) of a whole may be predicated of any part of that whole; traditionally attributed to Aristotle, though perhaps on insufficient grounds. See Joseph, Introduction to Logic, p. 296, note. See also Dictum de Omni et Nullo. … Continue reading “Aristotle’s Dictum”

Aristotle, medieval Contrary to the esteem in which the Fathers held Platonic and especially Neo-Platonic philosophy, Aristotle plays hardly any role in early Patristic and Scholastic writings. Augustine seems not to have known much about him and admired him more as logician whereas he held Plato to be the much greater philosopher. The Middle Ages … Continue reading “Aristotle, medieval”

Aristotle (348-322 B.C. ) The greatest of ancient philosophers, surnamed Stagirite, because he was born at Stagira, a Grecian colony in the Thracian peninsula. He was a pupil of Plato at Athens from his eighteenth to his thirty-seventh year. He next married Pythias, adopted daughter of Hermias, at whose court in Asia Minor he spent … Continue reading “Aristotle”

Aristotile (called also Fioravanti; his family. name was Alberti), a celebrated Italian architect of the 15th century, was a native of Bologna. He went’ to Russia at the entreaty of the czar Ivan III, and, with the permission of the Senate of Venice, to Moscow, where he repaired -the Kremlin which threatened to fall into … Continue reading “Aristotile”

ARISTOTELIANS The followers of Aristotle. They believed in the eternity of the world, and represented the Deity as somewhat similar to a principle of power giving motion to a machine; and as happy in the contemplation of himself, but regardless of human affairs. They were uncertain as to the immortality of the soul. As this … Continue reading “ARISTOTELIANS”

Aristotelianism The philosophy of Aristotle, (384-322 B.C.). Aristotle was born in the Greek colony of Stagira, in Macedon, the son of Nicomachus, the physician of King Amyntas of Macedon. In his eighteenth year Aristotle became a pupil of Plato at Athens and remained for nearly twenty years a member of the Academy. After the death … Continue reading “Aristotelianism”

Aristocritus a Manichaean author, of whom nothing is known except that he wrote a book entitled Theosophia. His name is only mentioned in the Greek form of abjuration (ap. Cotelier, :Patres. Apost. i, 544), which states that he endeavored in this work to prove that Judaism, Paganism, Christianity, and Manichaeism were one and the same … Continue reading “Aristocritus”

Aristocracy 1. In its original and etymological meaning (Greekaristos-best, kratos-power), the government by the best; and by extension, the class of the chief persons in a country. As the standards by which the best can be determined and selected may vary, it is difficult to give a general definition of this term (Cf. C. Lewis, … Continue reading “Aristocracy”

Aristobulus (, best counselor, a frequent Grecian name), the name of several men in sacred history. 1. A Jewish priest (2Ma 1:10), who resided in Egypt in the reign of Ptolemy (VI) Philometor (comp. Grimm, 2Ma 1:9). In a letter of Judas Maccabseus he is addressed (B.C. 165) as the representative of the Egyptian Jews … Continue reading “Aristobulus”

Aristo, St and his companions, martyred in Campania about 286, having been originally converted to the faith by St. Sebastian. See Baillet, July 2. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature