Why did Aristotle reject Plato's theory?
At the heart of Aristotle's criticism of Plato's Theory of Forms is the idea that universals are not separate from particulars. Platonists argue that each material object has its own corresponding Form(s), which is not embodied in the object itself, but separate from it.
At the heart of Aristotle's criticism of Plato's Theory of Forms is the idea that universals are not separate from particulars. Platonists argue that each material object has its own corresponding Form(s), which is not embodied in the object itself, but separate from it.