Aristotle was the personal tutor of the young Alexander the Great.

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The idea in context

Aristotle taught Alexander at Mieza when the future conqueror was a teenager. We should not imagine philosophy simply “causing” empire, but the meeting is extraordinary: Greek intellectual training stood close to one of history’s largest campaigns of conquest.

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Aristoteles, genç Büyük İskender'in özel öğretmeniydi.

Aristoteles, geleceğin fatihi henüz gençken Mieza’da İskender’e ders verdi. Felsefenin doğrudan imparatorluk “yarattığını” düşünmemek gerekir; ama buluşma olağanüstüdür: Yunan entelektüel eğitimi, tarihin en büyük fetih hareketlerinden birine çok yakın durur.

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Background reading: Aristotle and Alexander the GreatAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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