WORLD HISTORY

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ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which philosopher was Plato’s student and taught that people should live lives of moderation? He also made advances in logic and was young Alexander’s teacher.
A
Aristotle
B
Plato
C
Pythagoras
D
Socrates
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip II of Macedon, tutored his son Alexander the Great beginning in 343 BC.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aristotle ( Greek: Aristotélēs) ( 384 BC – March 7, 322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. He wrote on diverse subjects, including physics, poetry, biology and zoology, logic, rhetoric, politics and government, and ethics.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plato was a philosopher during the 5th century BCE. He was a student of Socrates and later taught Aristotle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aristotle and Plato were philosophers in ancient Greece who critically studied matters of ethics, science, politics, and more. Though many more of Plato’s works survived the centuries, Aristotle’s contributions have arguably been more influential, particularly when it comes to science and logical reasoning.

Detailed explanation-5: -Socrates taught Plato, who taught Aristotle, who taught Alexander the Great.

Detailed explanation-6: -Aristotle’s most famous teacher was Plato (c. 428–c. 348 BCE), who himself had been a student of Socrates (c. 470–399 BCE).

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