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Jiang argues that successor kingdoms adopted Aristotle's work because it maintained coherent Greek identity after conquest and because Macedonian rulers benefited from highlighting Aristotle as a Macedonian intellectual achievement.
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Jiang argues that successor kingdoms adopted Aristotle's work because it maintained coherent Greek identity after conquest and because Macedonian rulers benefited from highlighting Aristotle as a Macedonian intellectual achievement.
"Now that you've conquered these places, your concern or your problem is, how do we govern? Okay? So you need a new culture. And..."
"He basically created an encyclopedia. So it made sense for them to import Aristotle's works. Also, what's important is, remember, Aristotle was Macedonian. And..."
Aristotle is not treated here as the solitary genius behind Western reason.
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