Plato and Aristotle
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In the history of philosophy, Plato is an idealist and Aristotle the realist.
In the The School of Athens, a fresco by Raphael Aristotle gestures to the earth, representing his belief in knowledge through empirical observation and experience, while holding a copy of his Nicomachean Ethics in his hand. Plato holds his Timaeus and points his index finger to the heavens, representing his belief in The Forms.
In this summary of Plato and Aristotle, Plato is the celestial philosopher and an idealist, while Aristotle, the chthonic philosopher is the realist.
More difference between Plato and Aristotle are to be found in their views on art, see Plato on art and Plato on censorship. With regards to Aristotle see Poetics and catharsis.
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