Daily # 3 Week 4b

Question: Based on what you know about Aristotle, do you think Alexander had listened carefully to his tutor?


Aristotle was a very big influence on Alexander the Great’s life. Aristotle was an important Greek philosopher during the Greek Empire and was one of the main teachers of Alexander the Great. He was also a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. Since Alexander's fathers wanted the best education for his son, Aristotle began teaching Alexander at age 13. Based on his writings, Aristotle covered many subjects like; physics, poetry, theater, music, logic, linguistics, politics, government, and biology. Alexander learned a lot from Aristotle and began to admire Aristotle as one of his main role models. About three years later, Aristotle was done tutoring Alexander. The young, courageous boy started to gain power in Macedonia and became the ruler after his father had died. 


I believe that Alexander used Aristotle's teachings about logic the most, to help him in war. He won almost all of his battles and outwitted most of his opponents. He was good at solving and creating successful strategies, which was from Aristotle's help. But this just turned Alexander into a power-hungry leader. Win after win just lead him to wanting more. This is what makes me think that he didn't listen to his best, most inspiring teacher, Aristotle, that well.