On the nature of things
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Author
Contributions
- Smith, Martin Ferguson. - Contributor
Publication
2001 - Hackett Pub., Indianapolis, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
56,000 words, Guess
Page Count
224 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveonnaturethingstr00caru
- Internet Archiveonnatureofthings0000lucr_o9m1
- ISBN-139780872205871
- ISBN-100872205886
- ISBN-100872205878
and 7 more
- ISBN-139780872205888
- Goodreads876094', '2942657
- Library of Congress Control Number2001026403
- OCLC Control Number46959766
- Better World Books9780872205871
- Better World Books9780872205888
- Open LibraryOL3944175M
Classifications
- DDC187
- LCCPA6483.E5 S6 2001
- LCCPA6483.E5S6 2001
and 1 more
- LCCPA6482 A2 1900
Description
This is regarded as a seminal text of Epicurean science and philosophy. Epicurians discarded both the idea of immortality and the superstitious worship of wilful gods for a life of serene contentment in the available pleasures of nature. Lucretius (c100-c55BC), in elucidating this belief, steers the reader through an extraordinary breadth of subject matter, ranging from the indestructibility of atoms and the discovery of fire to the folly of romantic love and the phenomena of clouds and rainstorms.
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Genres
- Poetry
- Translations into English
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