It sounds like we agree more than we disagree. I would substitute a term like "ties into" for "influenced/gave rise to/made possible." We don't really need to

It sounds like we agree more than we disagree. I would substitute a term like "ties into" for "influenced/gave rise to/made possible." We don't really need to know much about the merits of any particular Aristotelian investigation these days. But that material can be critical for helping us understand, and yes, helping us critically evaluate, the schools of thought it gave rise to.