Aristotle

 Who is Aristotle?

• Greek philosopher 
• 384-322 BC
• Student of Plato: taught about a lot of the same things but more systematic and created a basis for education
• His writings are also dialectic
• Wrote about: biology, government, plays, speeches, etc.
• People looked at him as the philosopher for many ages

 What would he say about social websites?

•  There is not one perfect social website (or as he would say "ideal form" of one), but only glimpses of it through real social websites.  
• Use those glimpses to understand what a social website would be and keep in mind the potential in those things, and what they might become.
• His ideas of adult education vs. kids education can be translated to social websites.  An kid or beginner website is one that you create for your purposes and expect people to participate in.  An adult or advanced one would be one that becomes the users, they dictate and manipulate it for their purposes.  It grows as their ideas and wants grow.