On the website I was browsing, there wasn't just one article on Aristotle -- there were many. I read through mostly all of them and I now have a pretty good idea on what I'm going to write for my report. Of course, the beginning of the articles talks of Aristotle's past; where he was born, what classes/courses he attended and some of his earliest known works. The first article talks of his life and what he studied, such as Physics, Metaphysics, Politics and Poetics.
The next article talks of his logic and understandings, such as the books he's written and his teacher, Plato. There is also a form of logic named after him called Aristotelian Logic which consists of categories, interpretations, prior analytics, and different topics.
The biggest article listed talks of Aristotle's scientific method, one of the things he's most famous for of course. His philosophy is geared towards the universe like most philosophers and a lot like his teacher, Plato. His way of thinking and some of his writings are listed here, along with his scientific predictions and his analysis of the planets.
Physics is the next article and it explains the five elements; fire, earth, air, water and aether. It also talks of causality and the four causes which are the material cause, the formal cause, the efficient cause and the final cause which I'll explain more about later on.
The rest of the articles are somewhat sub-articles because they're very short. Most of those explain his classification of animals and species, his views on politics, ethics, the loss of some of his works, legacy and medicine, along with a few more.
These articles were extremely helpful in my research because it's the base of everything. I'm using these articles to build up my report, along with many other websites, however this was the first one I stumbled upon. I guess the intended audience is people who are interested in philosophy and history. This is a secondary source because it's on an online Encyclopedia and it's a biography, rather than an autobiography.
Website where I obtained the information
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