“Aristotle's later view of the relationship between mathematics and Nature could not have been more different. He wanted to rescue physical science from the mathematical stranglehold that Plato had placed upon it. He believed there to exist three completely autonomous… — John D. Barrow Copy Share Image
Thus metaphysics and mathematics are, among all the sciences that belong to reason, those in which imagination has the greatest role. I beg pardon of those delicate spirits who are detractors of mathematics for saying this . . . .… — Jean le Rond d'Alembert Copy Share Image
