Although his respect for Aristotle was diminished as his travels made it clear that much of Aristotle's geography was clearly wrong, when the old philosopher released his works to the public, Alexander complained "Thou hast not done well to publish thy acroamatic doctrines; for in what shall I surpass other men if those doctrines wherein I have been trained are to be all men's common property?"
ɔːlðˈoʊ hɪz ɹᵻspˈɛkt fɔːɹ ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəl wʌz dᵻmˈɪnɪʃt æz hɪz tɹˈævəlz mˌeɪd ɪt klˈɪɹ ðæt mˈʌtʃ ʌv ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəlz dʒɪˈɑːɡɹəfi wʌz klˈɪɹli ɹˈɔŋ, wˌɛn ðɪ ˈoʊld fɪlˈɑːsəfɚ ɹᵻlˈiːst hɪz wˈɜːks tə ðə pˈʌblɪk, ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ kəmplˈeɪnd "ðˈaʊ hˈeɪst nˌɑːt dˈʌn wˈɛl tə pˈʌblɪʃ ðˌaɪ ˌækɹoʊmˈæɾɪk dˈɑːktɹɪnz; fɔːɹ ɪn wʌt ʃˌæl aɪ sɚpˈæs ˈʌðɚ mˈɛn ɪf ðoʊz dˈɑːktɹɪnz wˈɛɹɪn aɪ hɐvbɪn tɹˈeɪnd ɑːɹ təbi ˈɔːl mˈɛnz kˈɑːmən pɹˈɑːpɚɾi?"