A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN PLATO & ARISTOTLE’S PHILOSOPHY

Author Name: *Mahfuza Zannat, **Zhang Longhai, **Sanjida Forkan

Volume: 01 &  Issue:

Country: CHINA, BANGLADESH

DOI NO.: 08.2020-65365684, DOI Link: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2020-65365684/

Affiliation:

1. Sudying PhD in American Literature, in the department of College of Foreign Languages, Xiamen University, China.
2. Vice President, Minnan Normal University, P.R. of China, 363000
3. M.A in ELT , International Islamic University Kumira, Chittagong, Bangladesh.E-Mail Id:mahfuza_zannat@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The paper mainly focused on discovering how Plato and Aristotle’s experience differ when both of them dealt with same concepts, such as, body and form, social-political system etc. The immutable point is they both purposed to quest truth. Implying comparative method, the research has been carried out. In 367 B.C.EAristotle took part in Plato’s Academy in Athens as a student, where he came to be known as Plato’s one of the best students being distinguished himself from Plato’s view, eventually he became a mentor himself. Philosophically, Aristotle’s research is more pragmatic than Plato, focusing on nature and real world. Plato’s experience of ‘artistic golden age’ has made him more envisioned toward an ‘ideal world’ and being influenced by his father Aristotle prioritizes a philosophy depending upon rational world. The present study has discovered a comparison and contrast between two cornerstones of philosophy. Albeit Plato was Aristotle’s mentor, we notice a number of prominent differences between their ideologies. Being Plato’s favourite pupil in Academy, Aristotle has deliberately represented his own views. It seems both these ancient philosophers have put some efforts to enlighten the modern society approaching that two people with different moral perspectives still might be good to each other. Taking considering both of their ethics when one is materialistic, other is idealistic, the study accentuates that if pragmatically things can be done in accordance of Aristotle, Plato’s ‘ideal world’ cannot be placed together because human world cannot be isolated from imperfection.

Key words: Comparative Study, Plato, Aristotle and Philosophy