Aristotle encouraged Alexander toward eastern conquest, and Aristotle's own attitude towards Persia was unabashedly ethnocentric.
ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəl ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ təwˈɔːɹd ˈiːstɚn kˈɑːŋkwɛst, ænd ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəlz ˈoʊn ˈæɾɪtˌuːd təwˈɔːɹdz pˈɜːʒə wʌz ˌʌnɐbˈæʃᵻdli ˌɛθnəsˈɛntɹɪk.