Peripatetic (περιπατητικός) is the name given to followers of Aristotle, the Greek philosopher. The term means "the ones walking about". According the common account, the sect was called this from the fact that Aristotle walked about as he discoursed with his students. An alternative account is that the name derives from the public walk in the Lyceum which Aristotle and his disciples frequently took. Aristotle, marble copy of bronze by Lysippos. ... Classical (or early) Greek philosophy focused on the role of reason and inquiry. ... Aristotle, marble copy of bronze by Lysippos. ... A lyceum can be an educational institution (often a school of secondary education in Europe), or a public hall used for cultural events like concerts. ... Aristotle, marble copy of bronze by Lysippos. ... A Disciple (from the Latin discipulus, a pupil) is one who receives instruction from another; a scholar; a learner; especially, a follower who has learned to believe in the truth of the doctrine of his teacher; an adherent in doctrine. ...

Peripatetics also were those philosophers not having any fixed academy, or building (the academics - Plato and Aristotle) and got the name peripatetic. The three branches of the peripatetics were the Stoics, the Cynics and the Epicureans.