On the Nature of Things

Name: On the Nature of Things
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ISBN: 9780674992009

ISBN-10: 0674992008

ISBN-13: 9780674992009

Edition: 3rd 1924 (Revised)

Authors: Lucretius, W. H. D. Rouse, Martin F. Smith, W. H. D. Rouse

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Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus) lived ca. 99-ca. 55 BC, but the details of his career are unknown. He is the author of the great didactic poem in hexameters, De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things). In six books compounded of solid reasoning, brilliant imagination, and noble poetry, he expounds the scientific theories of the Greek philosopher Epicurus, with the aim of dispelling fear of the gods and fear of death and so enabling man to attain peace of mind and happiness. In Book 1 he establishes the general principles of the atomic system, refutes the views of rival physicists, and proves the infinity of the universe and of its two ultimate constituents, matter and void. In Book 2 he…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1924
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 1/1/1924
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 672
Size: 4.25" wide x 6.37" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 0.880
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.



Introduction


Life and Personality of Lucretius


The Philosophy Mission and Poetry


The Manuscripts Selective


Bibliography


Conspectus Siglorum On The Nature Of Things




















Index