24. “But,” one will say, “just as there is a part of philosophy which has to do with nature, and a part which has to do with ethics, and a part which has to do with reasoning, so this group of liberal arts also claims for itself a place in philosophy.
When one approaches questions that deal with nature, a decision is reached by means of a word from the mathematician.
Therefore mathematics is a department of that branch which it aids.”
Book: Moral Letters Vol II
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On liberal and vocational studies
Location: Chapter 88, Section 24
Content:
24. “But,” one will say, “just as there is a part of philosophy which has to do with nature, and a part which has to do with ethics, and a part which has to do with reasoning, so this group of liberal arts also claims for itself a place in philosophy.
When one approaches questions that deal with nature, a decision is reached by means of a word from the mathematician.
Therefore mathematics is a department of that branch which it aids.”