ABSTRACT
The Greek mind was never far away from questions of ultimate cosmic significance. But it had also an extremely practical bent which wanted to contribute to the solution of the constant daily questions of life. Plato tended to place these questions in a larger context. Yet there is the noted trend in his later years to be more specific and particular. One of Plato’s closest research associates of these later years was Aristotle. When time came for him to open his own research institute he tried to concentrate on the particular problems of living in the Greek world of the time. As will appear, the larger issues remain but the emphasis is quite different.
