On the Nature of Things

On the Nature of Things
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 048643446X
ISBN-13 : 9780486434469
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Book Synopsis On the Nature of Things by : Titus Lucretius Carus

Download or read book On the Nature of Things written by Titus Lucretius Carus and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Roman philosopher's didactic poem in 6 parts, De Rerum Natura — On the Nature of Things — theorizes that natural causes are the forces behind earthly phenomena and dismisses divine intervention. Derived from the philosophical materialism of the Greeks, Lucretius' work remains the primary source for contemporary knowledge of Epicurean thought.


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