Aristotelianism ( ) is a
tradition of
philosophy that takes its defining inspiration from the work of
Aristotle. The works of Aristotle were initially defended by the members of the
Peripatetic school, and, later on, by the
Neoplatonists, who produced many
commentaries on Aristotle's writings. In the Islamic world, the works of Aristotle were translated into
Arabic, and under philosophers such as
Al-Kindi,
Al-Farabi,
Avicenna, and
Averroes, Aristotelianism became a major part of
early Islamic philosophy.