Aristotle of Stagira - The Greek philosopher who tutored Alexander (384 BC - 322 BC)

Aristotle, who was born in Stagira, Northern Greece, traveled to Athens in his late teens and enrolled in Plato's Academy. Alexander the Great, the king of Macedon, had him as a tutor.

He and his instructor Plato laid the stage for more than two millennia of philosophical research, and a great deal of later work has either expanded upon or refuted his views. For more over two thousand years, his impact on philosophy has been unmatched, extending to areas like logic, metaphysics, science, ethics, and politics.

With the all-access pass to Ancient Athens' attractions, we may still visit the Lyceum, the school that Aristotle established. The Peripatetic School of Philosophy was also established by him. Aristotle, like Democritus, was a polymath. He had a wide range of interests, ranging from physics and biology to theater, music, and politics. Aristotle investigated and analyzed the many pre-existing philosophies and combined them into more sophisticated concepts. He made further distinctions between the four elements-hot, cold, wet, and dry-and argued that they are intrinsically linked to those attributes. Aristotle published a number of books on these topics. His writings served as an example for other philosophers and had a significant impact on western philosophy.