The often quoted story that he became tutor to the young Alexander the Great, the son of Philip, is almost certainly a later invention as was pointed out by Jaeger, see . Grayeff in suggests that Philip saw in Aristotle a future head of the Academy in Athens.
Ang madalas na quoted kuwento na siya ay naging tagapagturo sa mga kabataan ng Dakilang Alexander, ang anak na lalaki ng Philip, ay halos tiyak sa isang mamaya likha bilang ay nakatutok sa labas ng snayper, makita. Grayeff sa nagmumungkahi na Philip nakakita sa Aristotle isang hinaharap ulo ng Academy sa Athens.