Definition

1. Noun:
   • (Philosophy) Aristotelianism: The philosophical system of Aristotle, which encompasses logic, metaphysics, ethics, poetics, politics, and natural science. It is characterized by its empirical approach and systematic analysis of reality.
   • The quality of being itinerant: The state or characteristic of traveling from place to place, often for work.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Philosophy):

  • The professor's lecture focused on the core principles of Peripateticism, contrasting them with Platonic ideas.
  • His thesis explored the influence of Peripateticism on medieval scholastic thought.

• Noun (Itinerant quality):

  • The life of a consultant is marked by a certain peripateticism, with constant travel between client sites.
  • The peripateticism of the nomadic tribe was essential to their survival.

Advanced Usage

• "The Peripatetic school": Refers to the followers of Aristotle who taught while walking in the Lyceum in Athens.
  • The Peripatetic school was a center for scientific and philosophical research in the ancient world.

Variants and Related Words

• Peripatetic (adj/n): (Adjective) Traveling from place to place, especially for work. (Noun) A person who travels from place to place.

  • She led a peripatetic life as a touring musician.
  • The conference was attended by many peripatetics from the sales department.

• Aristotelianism (n): The philosophy of Aristotle; synonymous with Peripateticism in its philosophical sense.

  • The revival of Aristotelianism shaped Renaissance thinking.

Synonyms

• Aristotelian philosophy: The doctrines of Aristotle.
• Itinerancy: The practice of traveling regularly.

Related Phrases

• Peripatetic lifestyle: A way of life involving frequent travel or movement.
  • The diplomatic corps often leads a peripatetic lifestyle.

Related Idioms

• To walk the Peripatetic path: (Formal/Literary) To follow or study the philosophical methods of Aristotle.
  • Scholars who walk the Peripatetic path emphasize observation and categorization.

Noun

1. (philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science
   • Aristotelianism profoundly influenced Western thought