Techne
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In Ancient Greek philosophy, techne is a philosophical concept that refers to making or doing. Today, while the Ancient Greek definition of techne is similar to the modern definition and use of "pract
Plaster cast of Ancient Greek physician and patient from Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Model of Ancient Greek Trireme in Athens, Greece
Aristotle
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Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings span the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts. As the founder of the Peripatet
Techne
…by Aristotle, for example, is "a state involving true reason concerned with production". Many Ancient Greek philosophers, such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, had difficulty coming up with a single definition for techne and there is differentiation between the ways that these philosophers used the term. The…
Roman copy of a Greek bust of Aristotle
School of Aristotle in Mieza, Macedonia, Greece
"Aristotle tutoring Alexander" (1895) by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
Portrait bust of Aristotle; an Imperial Roman (1st or 2nd century AD) copy of a lost bronze sculpture made by Lysippos