Aristotle was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. Based on his writings, Aristotle covered many subjects like; physics, poetry, theater, music, logic, linguistics, politics, government, and biology. Most of Aristotle’s works contain some of the earliest known formal studies of logic. When Aristotle taught Alexander logic and other stuff like that; Alexander was listening because out of all the things Aristotle taught him in torturing him, he used them as strategies in combat. I believe Alexander used logic to figure out most of his strategies in war, because he won almost all of his battles and outwitted most of his opponents. I don’t believe Aristotle was just a tutor to Alexander the Great; I believe Alexander was inspired by Aristotle and admired him. Alexander the Great used Aristotle’s teachings to outwit his enemies even in the lack of experience in war. Without Aristotle’s teachings, I believe there would have even been an Alexander the Great; there would just be Alexander, son of King Phillip II. Overall, I believe Alexander did listen to Aristotle because in combat Alexander the Great used logic, which Aristotle had taught him. Alexander the Great was a good leader in history and obviously a good listener to his tutor, Aristotle.
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This is a very good detail. I agree with what you said 100%. I do believe Aristotle influenced Alexander's life in a good way. Here is a good article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle
ReplyDeleteExplain how Alexander used logic in battle. Give specific examples from Issus and Gaugamela.
ReplyDeleteI like how you included that Alexander was actually inspired by Aristotle. You also gave good details about why Alexander listened to his tutor with war and military strategies. Well-Written Post.
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