Aristotle (384-322 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover a wide range of subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology. Aristotle is often considered one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy. His contributions to the scientific method and his systematic categorization of knowledge have had a profound and lasting impact on the development of various fields of study. Aristotle's works influenced nearly every form of knowledge in the West and continue to be a subject of contemporary academic study.