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“Yet it would perhaps be thought to better, indeed to be our duty, for the sake of maintaining the truth even to destroy what touches us closely, especially as we are philosophers or lovers of wisdom; for while both are dear, piety requires us to honour truth above our friends.” -- Aristotle, Neomachean Ethics, p. 165 In Aristotle’s writings, he disagrees with Plato’s views on the world in many different instances. In this quote, he states that though Plato is his friend and might have taught him a lot, Aristotle believes his way of thinking is correct and he isn’t afraid to refute Plato’s ideas. This mindset is revealed in many of his books. In his book Neomachean Ethics, Aristotle’s ideas conflict with those of Plato many times. First, and probably most significant, Aristotle rejects Plato’s idea of form and ins