About this title: Based on the tenets of Epicurean philosophy, The Nature of Things sets forth a world view anticipating our own. All that exists is composed of atoms that united to form matter and dissipate with time. Even the soul is made up of atoms; however, there is no place in the Epicurean universe for the Roman gods, whose existence Lucretius refutes. Lucretius considers the fear of death to be the source of most human ills, and seeks to dispel it by demonstrating that the soul, like the body, dissolves painlessly into its constituent atoms after death. There is no afterlife, therefore no cause for ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 12/1/1977
ISBN-13:9780393090949ISBN:0393090949
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Edition: 7th Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Norton, NY
ISBN-13:9780393090949ISBN:0393090949
Description: A new translation by Frank O. Copley. 177pp. brief bibliography. No creasing down a spine with a very slight lean apparent from the top end only. Covers show very light wear only. A vg or better copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780393090949ISBN:0393090949
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 1977-12
ISBN-13:9780393090949ISBN:0393090949
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W W NORTON & CO INC
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780393090949ISBN:0393090949
Description: New. Based on the tenets of Epicurean philosophy, The Nature of Things sets forth a world view anticipating our own. All that exists is composed of atoms that united to form matter and dissipate with time. Even the soul is made up of atoms; however, there... read more
"I found this extremely fascinating. Obviously, a good deal of the science is incorrect, but it was amazing to see how much people in antiquity knew. Their notions of atoms, physics, and evolution were particularly impressive. Also, the philosophy presented in this book was quite profound."
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