Thanks for elaborating, Peter.
I kind of dread these historically 'retrospective judgment' type threads, as I find that they end up re-iterating and amplifying experiences more typical of our own lifetimes, rather than realising those from the past.
Very thought provoking comments though.
I, for one, am quite passionate about the importance of rational thought in today's society, and this has its roots firmly embedded in formal scientific logic. Aristotle is commonly attributed by scientific legends such as Kant, as almost the sole progenitor of deductive inference .. a critical aspect which enables us to distill reality from fantasy. He is also credited as being the originator of most analytical methods, (like Set Theory), by which science distills solutions for problems in nature.
I think if one has more of a focus on the criticality of processes in the Sciences, as distinct from concerns about whether science is right or wrong, or telling truth (Ontology), then one more fully appreciates the impact Aristotle's work had in the field of Epistemology (knowledge acquistion).
Also, perhaps the more negative aspects you mention flowing on from Aristotle's work may have resulted from the misunderstandings of his work by the pseudo-scientists of the intervening era between his and our own … which, perhaps in a slightly indirect way, may also be a very pertinent lesson for us in modern times.
Cheers