Conventional dogmas, even if endowed with the authority of an Aristotle - ancient or modern - must be tested vigorously. If they are found wanting, we need not bother with them. But if they are found to be substantially correct, we may not overlook them.
“Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it Treason.”
“As Elton John, my days on pop radio are over, and I know that and I accept it and I'm not unhappy about it.”