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Which of the following shows the correct student-teacher Relationship of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Alexander the Great?
А.Socrates - Aristotle
B.Aristotle - Socrates
C.Alexander the Great - Plato
D.Plato - Socrates

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Hint: We will discuss the correct student-teacher Relationship of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Alexander the Great.Alexander was the son of King Philip d Macedonia of Greece. After his father's death, he became the ruler of Macedonia.

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Let us discuss one by one.The great ancient Greek philosophers for influential in laying the foundation for modern world, deeply searching for meaning in everyday life and profoundly shaping their thoughts into the framework of thoughts captured in the format of manuscript the philosophies so much about search for fundamental meaning of life for a greater understanding of way of living. There were no written words from Socrates. It was only written words of Plato in the form of dialogues that he had with Socrates.
The most famous philosophers of Greece were Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. Socrates believed that knowledge leads to right conduct and happiness, while ignorance leads to evil. Plato, the author of the Republic was the most distinguished student and follower of Socrates. Aristotle, another Greek philosopher, was the pupil of Plato.Socrates was Plato's teacher. Plato was Aristotle's teacher. Aristotle learned at Plato's Academy. And Aristotle was the well-paid tutor of Alexander the Great. In other words, the famous Greek philosophers and the famous Greek philosopher-king (of sorts) all had a student-teacher relationship.
So, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: Alexander was the son of King Philip d Macedonia of Greece. He was very ambitious and wanted to conquer the whole world. With this idea, he set out on his military campaign and conquered Asia Minor (Turkey), Syria, Egypt and the Persian Empire.
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