Aristotle (384-322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidiki, in the north of Classical Greece. Along with Plato, Aristotle is considered the "Father of Western Philosophy", which inherited almost its entire lexicon from his teachings, including problems and methods of inquiry, so influencing almost all forms of knowledge. His writings cover many subjects - including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theatre, music, rhetoric, psychology, linguistics, politics and government - and constitute the first comprehensive system of Western philosophy. Aristotle's views on physical science profoundly shaped medieval scholarship and their influence extended from Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages into the Renaissance. Aristotle is also known as a tutor of Alexander the Great.