He blamed Aristotle "for molding the mind of the West in the iron cast of reasonableness", which he defined as timid prudence (as opposed to true wisdom) or the "striving for the better within the circle of the commonplace".
He accused Aristotle of "shaping the Western mind in the rigid mold of cautiousness", which he characterized as timid prudence (as opposed to true wisdom) or the "pursuit of improvement within the confines of the ordinary".