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OCR: 384 BC Aristotle born in Stagira, Macedonia, an independent kingdom straddles the northern border Fmodern Greece.) Aristotle's father, Nicomachus, a court physician the king of Macedonia teaches him all he knows about medicine and biolegy 367 BC When Aristote i 17 his father dies Aristotle goes to Athens where he studies under the Greek philosopher Plato at his Academy. Plato' philosophy rejected experiment in favor of argu men route to truth 348 BC Plato dies and Aristotle. now aged 36 leaves Athens to travel for 12 years During this time he establishes two new academies and marries Pythias, adopted daughter or niece of the king of Macedonia On his travels he meets fishermer. and farmers who tell hirn about the animals they krow Aristotl categnri izes them into animals with blood and anim ...