16.
The natural side of philosophy is twofold: bodily and non-bodily.
Each is divided into its own grades of importance, so to speak.
The topic concerning bodies deals, first, with these two grades: the creative and the created; and the created things are the elements.
Now this very topic of the elements, as some writers hold, is integral; as others hold, it is divided into matter, the cause which moves all things, and the elements.
Book: Moral Letters Vol II
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the parts of philosophy
Location: Chapter 89, Section 16
Content:
16.
The natural side of philosophy is twofold: bodily and non-bodily.
Each is divided into its own grades of importance, so to speak.
The topic concerning bodies deals, first, with these two grades: the creative and the created; and the created things are the elements.
Now this very topic of the elements, as some writers hold, is integral; as others hold, it is divided into matter, the cause which moves all things, and the elements.