This certainly meant that Aristotle could not now follow in his father's profession of doctor and, since his mother seems also to have died young, Aristotle was brought up by a guardian, Proxenus of Atarneus, who was his uncle (or possibly a family friend as is suggested by some authors).
Ang tiyak na sinadya Aristotle ay hindi na ngayon sundin sa kanyang ama propesyon ng mga doktor at, dahil ang kanyang ina tila din sa mga batang may namatay, Aristotle ay nagdala up sa pamamagitan ng isang tagapag-alaga, Proxenus ng Atarneus, na kanyang tiyuhin (o marahil ng isang pamilya bilang kaibigan ay iminungkahi ng ilang mga may-akda).