An edition of De rerum natura (1486)

De rerum natura

book III

[New ed.]
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An edition of De rerum natura (1486)

De rerum natura

book III

[New ed.]
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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.

Publish Date
Language
Latin
Pages
260

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Cover of: De la nature
De la nature
January 4, 1999, Flammarion, Editions Flammarion
Paperback in French
Cover of: De la Nature
De la Nature
January 1, 1990, Gallimard
Mass Market Paperback
Cover of: De rerum natura
De rerum natura: book III
1984, Cambridge University Press
in Latin - [New ed.]
Cover of: De la nature
De la nature
1920, Belles Lettres
in French
Cover of: Von der Natur der Dinge
Von der Natur der Dinge
1900, Reclam
in German - New ed.
Cover of: De la nature
De la nature
1893, Klincksieck
in French
Cover of: De la nature
De la nature
1893, Klincksieck
in French
Cover of: De la nature
De la nature
1876, Hachette
Cover of: Von der Natur der Dinge
Von der Natur der Dinge
1831, Göschen
in German - 2. .. Aufl.
Cover of: Lucrèce, De la nature des choses
Lucrèce, De la nature des choses
1823, Dondey-Dupré père
Cover of: De la Nature
De la Nature
Publish date unknown, Garnier Flammarion
Mass Market Paperback in French

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-247) and index.

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Cambridge
Series
Cambridge Greek and Latin classics

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
871/.01
Library of Congress
PA6482 .A63 1981

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 260 p. ;
Number of pages
260

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22729991M
ISBN 10
0521291771
Library Thing
125709
Goodreads
195775

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