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Xenophon would object to being left out.

 

 

 

There actually is little evidence that Aristotle had any great impact on Alexander.  He was a tutor of Alexander for only two years beginning when Alexander was 13.  Alexander made no reference to Aristotle after he became an adult, and the extensive conquests of his former pupil elicited not a line of comment from Aristotle.  The life of contemplation sometimes intersects with the life of action, but not in this instance.

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Quotermeister
Quotermeister
Thursday, July 21, AD 2022 7:53am
Donald Link
Donald Link
Thursday, July 21, AD 2022 8:58am

It would seem that Alexander’s interest in philosophy, if he ever had any, vanished in favor of military adventures. It would also seem that he had little interest in improving the system of government beyond simply the control of territory and people. That he died early was probably more of a benefice than his contemporaries realized at the time.

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