Greg Jenner

Are they mammals?

Right. He argued against other philosophers using dichotomy, didn't he? He said that they're too simple in going things with wings, things without wings. He's like, no, no, no, it's way more complex. He invented the spreadsheet, mate.

Right. He argued against other philosophers using dichotomy, didn't he? He said that they're too simple in going things with wings, things without wings. He's like, no, no, no, it's way more complex. He invented the spreadsheet, mate.

He's on Lesbos. He's doing all this. He's having a great time. He's written stuff. And then suddenly he gets a job offer. Oh, dear. From a man called Philip of Macedon, who's in the king business. And Philip says, I've got a kid over here, a bit of a brat. Could you teach him? And the kid's name is...

He's on Lesbos. He's doing all this. He's having a great time. He's written stuff. And then suddenly he gets a job offer. Oh, dear. From a man called Philip of Macedon, who's in the king business. And Philip says, I've got a kid over here, a bit of a brat. Could you teach him? And the kid's name is...

The brat. So he's the heir to the throne. He's the son of Philip's fourth wife, Olympias. Complicated court politics, murder, poison, intrigue. Absolutely. You never know you're going to survive through adulthood. And Aristotle gets the gig and he decides to go. Why? Why?

The brat. So he's the heir to the throne. He's the son of Philip's fourth wife, Olympias. Complicated court politics, murder, poison, intrigue. Absolutely. You never know you're going to survive through adulthood. And Aristotle gets the gig and he decides to go. Why? Why?

So you think he's a threat.

So you think he's a threat.

So, Dan, what would your curriculum be if you were going to have to educate a sort of tyrant's child?

So, Dan, what would your curriculum be if you were going to have to educate a sort of tyrant's child?

13, 14.

13, 14.

Yeah.

Yeah.

It's very Joffrey, Game of Thrones sort of risk, isn't it? It's sort of like slightly a psychopathic teenager.

It's very Joffrey, Game of Thrones sort of risk, isn't it? It's sort of like slightly a psychopathic teenager.

Aristotle doesn't want to raise someone dangerous.

Aristotle doesn't want to raise someone dangerous.

Prepare for the workplace. Yeah. Because Alexander is told you don't have to be a philosopher, but please do listen to the philosophers. Which feels like a compromise. Like, OK, all right, you're not going to be a philosopher, I get it, but can you at least listen to them?