Did Aristotle know Socrates?

by Thistleknot

Did he know him, and if not; did he know his contemporaries; at least enough to write about him?

ForkUK

Do you mean did he know him personally? because Socrates died in 399BC, Aristotle was born in 384BC, 16 years later.

Iphikrates

Sokrates was executed before Aristotle was born. However, Plato was one of Sokrates' greatest disciples, and Aristotle, in turn, was Plato's student. All three were Athenians, so Aristotle would no doubt have been able to interact with many others who had known Sokrates (and with hundreds of people who had been on the jury that condemned him to death).