I SHOULD not expect the women who study philosophy to shirk their appointed tasks for mere talk any more than men, but I maintain that their discussions should be conducted for the sake of their practical application. For as there is no merit in the science of medicine unless it conduces to the healing of man's body, so if a philosopher has or teaches reason, it is of no use if it does not contribute to the virtue of man's soul.
MUSONIUS RUFUS. THAT WOMEN TOO SHOULD STUDY PHILOSOPHY. Lecture III
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