About this title: Lucretius' poem "On the Nature of Things" combines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry ever written. With intense moral fervour he demonstrates to humanity that in death there is nothing to fear since the soul is mortal, and the world and everything in it is governed by the mechanical laws of nature and not by gods; and that by believing this men can live in peace of mind and happiness. He bases this on the atomic theory expounded by the Greek philosopher Epicurus, and continues with an examination of sensation, sex, cosmology, meteorology, and geology, ...
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Description: Good. 0393064263 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Penguim Press, New York
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780140447965ISBN:0140447962
Description: As New. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Lucretius was a Roman philosopher and poet of the first century BC whole only known work is "The Nature of Things. 266 pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2007-12-18
ISBN-13:9780140447965ISBN:0140447962
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Ltd
Date Published: 1977-04-01
ISBN-13:9780393064261ISBN:0393064263
Description: Very Good. A great book in very good condition that was an ex. -lib. book with usual stamps and stickers, dust cover protected with mylar plastic! FREE TRACKING in US and email to you when shipped. Inquires welcomed and we want your complete satisfaction! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780140447965ISBN:0140447962
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 304 pages. A poem that demonstrates to humanity that in death there is nothing to fear since the soul is mortal, and the world and everything in it is governed by the mechanical laws of nature and not by gods; and that by believing this men can live in peace of mind and happiness. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: George Bell & Sons, London
Date Published: 1884
Description: Hardcover, 8vo, xxiii+496pp, index. Boards slightly faded on spine, chafed at corners, fraying at ends of hinges, eps splitting, many pages unopened G to VG. Bohn's Classical Library. Literally translated into English prose by John Selby Watson and into English metrical poetry version by John Mason Good. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780140447965ISBN:0140447962
Description: The seminal Epicurean text, in a brilliant new translation The Epicureans of ancient Rome discarded the ideas of life after death and of an interventionist God in favor of the tactile pleasures of nature. In "The Nature of Things, " Lucretius celebra... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780140447965ISBN:0140447962
Description: New. A poem that demonstrates to humanity that in death there is nothing to fear since the soul is mortal, and the world and everything in it is governed by the mechanical laws of nature and not by gods; and that by believing this men can live in peace of... read more
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