Aristotle, an Ionian, was born in Stagira, a Greek town on the northwest shores of the Aegean Sea in 384

B.C. At the age of eighteen he entered Plato's school called the Academy, staying there for nearly twenty

years. Plato was quick to realize Aristotle's abilities and called him the Academy's "brightest and most

learned student". While there he wrote "popular writings" for general discussion outside the Academy.

After Plato's death, Aristotle left the Academy and lived with a few disciples of Plato. It was

during this period of his life that he took a wife. Her name was Pithias, the adopted daughter of his friend

In approximately 342 B.C. Aristotle was invited by King Philip II to supervise the education of his

son Alexander. After Philip II was assassinated, Alexander took over the throne. He later conquered all of

Greece and the Persian Empire and soon became known as Alexander the Great.

In 334 B.C. Aristotle returned to Athens and opened a school called the Lyceum. It was there that

he took on the teaching practices of Socrates. He wrote treatises and memoranda

requires complete virtue. This is achieved through a person's moral values, actions and his awareness of

Aristotle theorized that moral virtue is directly related to moderation. Virtue is a value a person

are not always happy as they miss life's simple pleasures and often are isolated from other virtues. External

goods help someone to achieve happiness. These can include such things as friends and good looks. These

being powerful might seem an ultimate goal, but it too is an example of excessive living. Powerful people

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