Week 4b: Daily #3

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

I think Alexander the Great did listen to Aristotle, his tutor, because Aristotle was a very educated man with very resourceful information. Aristotle was one of the most important philosophers in the Western world at his time and his writing covered many important subjects. Aristotle teached philosophy, but also physics, poetry, theater, music, politics, and even government. If there was a reliable source in the 300 B.C years, it was Aristotle because of his outstanding knowledge. This meant that Alexander the Great must have listened to Aristotle because he was an extremely smart, intelligent man from his writings and from the subjects he teached. Aristotle also studied and taught ethics very well. His view on ethics influenced many people during that time to have a more understandable view on moral actions and decisions. He was an important figure who answered the numerous questions about morality, like what was justice and how to distinguish from right and wrong. Alexander the Great I think must have learned about this because he needed moral ethics in order to rule a vast empire. So ethics were also a sign that Alexander the Great listened very carefully to Aristotle. Aristotle also had his own scientific method that helped shape the modern studies of philosophy. He used his own method of thinking and reason to help make the Ancient World more intellectual. He used a similar method as Socrates, but he had a different way of getting to the core of the human mind. With this, I think Alexander listened carefully about this when he was going to conquer the Persians. All of these ways showed how Alexander the Great listened to his tutor, Aristotle, very carefully to conquer the Ancient World.