On the Nature of Things

Name: On the Nature of Things
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ISBN: 9780486434469

ISBN-10: 048643446X

ISBN-13: 9780486434469

Edition: 2004

Authors: Lucretius, W. E. Leonard

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A Roman poet and philosopher of the first century, Lucretius sought to dispel what he considered the chief cause of unhappiness: fear of death and fear of the wrath of the gods. His great didactic poem in six parts, De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things), theorizes that natural causes are the forces behind earthly phenomena and dismisses the concept of divine intervention. Derived from the philosophical materialism of the Greeks, Lucretius' work remains the primary source for contemporary knowledge of Epicurean thought. A staple of introductory philosophy courses, this volume is also a masterpiece of Latin verse. Translation by W. E. Leonard.

Book details

List price: $6.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/19/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

David R. Slavittis the author of more than eighty books of poetry, nonfiction, fiction, and drama. HisPropertius in Loveis available from University of California Press.



Preface


To the Master