Season Finale!! Aristotle critiques earlier philosophical attempts to explain the fundamental principles of reality using numbers. Aristotle argues against the idea that numbers, either as abstract entities or as "Forms," are the ultimate constituents of the universe. He challenges the methodologies and assumptions of thinkers like the Pythagoreans, highlighting inconsistencies and logical flaws in their arguments. His central point is that these numerical theories fail to adequately explain the diversity and change observable in the world, and that a more robust understanding of substance and potentiality is needed.