Why did Atticus criticize Aristotle’s ideas about providence?

In the context of Platonism, the 2nd-century philosopher Atticus was a notable critic of certain Aristotelian doctrines. Specifically, Atticus was offended by Aristotle’s failure to provide for providence.

While Aristotle’s system included a teleology based on empirical observation and the movement of heavenly spheres caused by eternal, immaterial intellects, his philosophy was not rooted in a belief in divine providence. For Middle Platonists like Atticus, who emphasized the transcendence of divine principles and the problem of evil, this omission represented a significant departure from the Platonic tradition, which sought to explain the ordered nature of the universe through divine care and governance.12