Plato established his own institute for philosophical study by the early half of the 4th century BCE – The Academy. There history found yet another great mind and contributor to philosophy, Aristotle. Just as eccentric with his approaches and ingenious in his insight, Aristotle was no less than Socrates or Plato himself; his mentor. However, he did not hold the same idea-centric approach to, instead he was more practical and objective. Plato and Aristotle had different ways of thinking and validating their philosophies by all means. Their opposing views on how we acquire and interpret knowledge created a division of schools of thought in epistemology until the rise of modern philosophy in the 19th century.
In spite of all their disagreements and criticisms of each other’s analogies, they held on to mutual respect as fellow intellectuals. Aristotle remained a student at the Academy for many years until after his master’s death, when he founded his own institute and a school of thought – The Lyceum.
