Aristotle was a Greek philosopher from around 335 BCE who wrote extensively on literary aesthetics and poetics. He categorized literary works into tragedy, comedy, and epic, and discussed the concepts of mimesis and catharsis. Although his works were thought to be lost after the Roman period, they were preserved by Muslim scholars and formed the basis of philosophical thought in the Islamic world, greatly influencing philosophers like Al-Farabi, Ibn Sina, and Ibn Rushd. Ibn Rushd's commentaries on Aristotle then spread Aristotelian ideas in Europe and helped spur the Neoclassical movement.
5. Lost Works After the Roman Period Aristotles works were thought to be lost However, they were preserved by Muslim scholars and philosophers
6. Influence on Islamic Thought Was the groundwork for the falsafa school of Islamic thought Influenced prominent Islamic scholars such as Al-Farabi, Ibn Sina and Ibn Rushd
7. Ibn Rushd (Averroes) Andalusian Arab Philosopher (1126-1198) Commentary on Aristotle greatly influenced European thinkers
