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Historical Vignette: "Most Brilliant in Judgment": Alexander the Great and Aristotle
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The American Surgeon
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March 1, 2005| Author:
Panutsopulos, Dimitrios; Skandalakis, John E; Skandalakis, Panagiotis N; Zoras, Odysseas; Lainas, Panagiotis
| Copyright The Southeastern Surgical Congress Mar 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information
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From historical sources, it is evident that Alexander the Great was indebted to one of his teachers, Aristotle of Stagira. It was the teaching of Aristotle that evoked all the nascent talents of young Alexander and turned him into a great man. Alexander was extremely interested in the secrets of medicine and considered it an art. The medical knowledge he acquired from Aristotle may have saved his life and the lives of his troops on many occasions. If Alexander did not possess medical knowledg...
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