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Aristotle was Plato’s student and the tutor of Alexander the Great. An impressive academic résumé.

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Aristotle studied at Plato’s Academy in Athens for about 20 years (roughly 367–347 BCE). Later he tutored Alexander, who became “the Great,” connecting philosophy to statecraft and empire.

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