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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Aristotle International, Inc.
The audits referred to in our report dated May 12, 2000, except for note 15
which is as of July 6, 2000, included the related financial statement schedule
for the year ended December 31, 1999, included in the registration statement.
This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial
statement schedule based on our audit. In our opinion, such financial statement
schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken
as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.
We consent to the use of our report included herein and to the references to
our Firm under the headings "Selected Financial Data" and "Experts" in this
prospectus.
Our report, dated May 12, 2000, except for Note 15 which is as of July 6,
2000, and Note 16 which is as of September 1, 2000, contains an explanatory
paragraph that states that the Company has suffered recurring losses, has an
accumulated deficit and negative working capital and is dependent upon
additional financing, which raise substantial doubt about its ability to
continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of that uncertainty.
/s/ KPMG LLP
McLean, Virginia
September 1, 2000
