Also, in his letter to Samuel ibn Tibbon, Maimonides observes that there is no need for Samuel to study the writings of philosophers who preceded Aristotle because the works of the latter are "sufficient by themselves and
ˈɔːlsoʊ, ɪn hɪz lˈɛɾɚ tə sˈæmjuːl ˈɪbən tˈɪbən, mˈeɪmənˌaɪdz əbzˈɜːvz ðæt ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ nˈiːd fɔːɹ sˈæmjuːl tə stˈʌdi ðə ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz ʌv fɪlˈɑːsəfɚz hˌuː pɹɪsˈiːdᵻd ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəl bɪkˈʌz ðə wˈɜːks ʌvðə lˈæɾɚɹ ɑːɹ "səfˈɪʃənt baɪ ðɛmsˈɛlvz ænd