a philosophical tradition based on the wide-ranging belief system of Aristotle
Aristotelianism in American English
(ˌærəstəˈtiljəˌnɪzəm, -ˈtiliə-, əˌrɪstə-)
noun
1.
the philosophy of Aristotle
2.
emphasis upon deduction and upon investigation of concrete and particular things and situations
Word origin
[1835–45; aristotelian + -ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: catch-up, crosshead, daisy chain, hot plate, protein-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism)