An edition of De rerum natura (1486)

On the nature of things

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An edition of De rerum natura (1486)

On the nature of things

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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.

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Prometheus Books
Language
English

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Cover of: De la nature
De la nature
January 4, 1999, Flammarion, Editions Flammarion
Paperback in French
Cover of: On the nature of things
On the nature of things
1997, Prometheus Books
in English
Cover of: De la Nature
De la Nature
January 1, 1990, Gallimard
Mass Market Paperback
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

Originally published: London : G. Bell and Sons, 1904.

Published in
Amherst, N.Y
Series
Great books in philosophy

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
187
Library of Congress
PA6483.E5 W3 1997, PA6483.E5W3 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL687349M
Internet Archive
onnatureofthings0000lucr
ISBN 10
1573921793
LCCN
97034295
Library Thing
154820
Goodreads
436329

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