WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which philosopher created the scientific method and taught Alexander the Great?
A
Socrates
B
Phidias
C
Archimedes
D
Aristotle
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 343 BC, Aristotle was invited by Philip II of Macedon to become the tutor to his son Alexander. Aristotle was appointed as the head of the royal academy of Macedon. During Aristotle’s time in the Macedonian court, he gave lessons not only to Alexander but also to two other future kings: Ptolemy and Cassander.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aristotle & Alexander the Great In 343 BCE Aristotle was summoned by King Philip II of Macedon to tutor his son Alexander and held this post for the next seven years, until Alexander ascended to the throne in 336 BCE and began his famous conquests.

Detailed explanation-3: -In BC 343, when Alexander was thirteen years old, Philip brought the famous philosopher Aristotle to Pella to serve as Alexander’s tutor, who taught Alexander in ethics, politics, and eristics [1]. It was during such period that Alexander obtained significant theoretical foundation of his later conquest of the world.

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