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. Aristotle began to teach Alexander when he was about thirteen years old because Alexander’s father, Philip, wanted young Alexander to have a better education. Aristotle taught Alexander a wide variety of things including medicine, philosophy, religion, morals, and art. Alexander learned a lot from Aristotle and began to admire Aristotle as one of his main role models. Since Aristotle was one of the most prominent philosophers in the Western Civilization, he tried to pass on as much information as he could to Alexander and give him more knowledge about philosophy. After Aristotle was done tutoring Alexander at the age of sixteen, Alexander started to gain power in Macedonia and became the ruler after his father had died. I do not think that Alexander the Great listened carefully to Aristotle because later in his life, he would be part of wars and violence and he did not use much of the knowledge that Aristotle gave to him.

Aristotle taught Alexander very well, but unfortunately Alexander did not use Aristotle’s teachings to his advantage. Alexander was always trying to conquer as much land as possible and his main goal was to conquer the entire Persian Empire so he could be the ruler. Sadly, many teachings from the brilliant Aristotle were not present during most of Alexander’s life. Alexander not really listening to Aristotle could have been a good thing because he achieved his ultimate goal without using most of the knowledge given to him by Aristotle. Alexander could have accomplished a lot more during his life if he actually used the knowledge given to him. Alexander the Great did not listen to Aristotle because he resorted to war and wanted all the power, which is not what Aristotle taught him as a boy.