Aristotelianism

[ ar-uh-stuh-teel-yuh-niz-uhm, -tee-lee-uh-, uh-ris-tuh- ]

/ ˌær ə stəˈtil yəˌnɪz əm, -ˈti li ə-, əˌrɪs tə- /

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noun

the philosophy of Aristotle.

emphasis upon deduction and upon investigation of concrete and particular things and situations.

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Origin of Aristotelianism

First recorded in 1835–45; Aristotelian + -ism

an·ti-Ar·is·to·te·lian·ism, noun

Aristotelianism, however, did not reign without a rival even in the later Middle Ages.
History of Modern Philosophy|Alfred William Benn
The reforms initiated mainly by Melanchthon had not, indeed, contemplated the overthrow of Aristotelianism.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11|Various
The modifications upon the almost exclusive Aristotelianism of the first period, were significant.
Practical Essays|Alexander Bain
Like the German Reformers, he had accepted Aristotelianism as a basis, with a similar process of reconciliation.
Practical Essays|Alexander Bain

But Aristotelianism as a system soon ceased to be in vogue, and by the sixth century was no longer known.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor