For ‘Abd al-Latif, Plato and his disciple Aristotle pursue the same purpose and the same end in their philosophical speculation, that is to say, the perfection of man as man, which both identify in knowledge of the truth of things. Moreover, they describe a system so perfect in its organic constitution and completeness that the generations following them are left with nothing but the task of studying it in an attempt to understand their thought correctly. The exceptional nature of Plato and Aristotle’s philosophy, says ‘Abd al-Latif, has three causes: first, their philosophy is useful in motivating one to study, second, for a long time they had influence in this field, and third, the absolute primacy of their philosophy lies in their research into the causes from the more distant to the closest to the object. This method of inquiry does not need anything else and it is impossible to confute. It is therefore a great mistake to believe that the works of the Moderns are clearer, more useful, or qualitatively superior with respect to those of the Ancients.