He is considered the father of realism.
He is considered to be a rationalist philosopher even thought he focused a great deal in empiricism (because he believed knowledge could be achieved through reason but with senses).
According to him, knowledge comes from the active reason when perceiving forms: “There is nothing in the understanding that hasn´t come through the senses”
He created the logic.
His method was the teleology: everything has a purpose.
He thought the world is formed by matter and substance. Each object has its substance. Only through REASON can be discovered.
Even though he dismissed the existence of a different world of forms, he believed in Forms themselves that were the existence of an essence underlying within the objects themselves.
He thought objects are made out of matter and forms.
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