aristotle's critique of plato's theory of forms

Aristotle's critique of Plato's theory of forms entails his disagreement with Plato's belief that the essence of things lies in a separate realm of unchanging and eternal forms. Instead, Aristotle argues that forms are not separate entities but inherent within the objects themselves, and he emphasizes the importance of empirical observation and the study of the natural world to understand the essence and nature of things.

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