I like it when teachers (e.g., Grant Sanderson) are careful to explain when they are trying to convey an intuition to motivate and guide some complex math, because it orients you without tangling you in all the misunderstanding that would come from extending analogies or cross-cultural/discipline comparisons too far.

But when authors start slinging around Plato and Aristotle and especially Parmenides willy-nilly alongside modern principles, they're waving a red flag... Don't get me started!