# Aristotle — Essays character guide

> Aristotle in Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-self-reliance

## Who they are

Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, a student of Plato.

## In the story

### [Nominalist and Realist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emerson_essays_se/chapters/nominalist-and-realist)

Declared 'not dead' but alive in a new disguise, illustrating the principle that all things subsist and return, not die.

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