Lucretius: On the Nature of Things: (Forgotten Books)

Book Description:

"On the Nature of Things (Latin: De rerum natura) is a first century BC epic poem by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius that grandly proclaims the reality of man's role in a universe without a god to help him along. It is a statement of personal responsibility in a world in which everyone is driven by hungers and passions with which they were born and do not understand." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

Table of Contents:

Publisher's Preface; Book I.; Proem; Substance Is Eternal; The Void; Nothing Exists Per Se Except Atoms And The Void; Character Of The Atoms; Confutation Of Other Philosophers; The Infinity Of The Universe; Book ii.; Proem; Atomic Motions; Atomic Forms And Their Combinations; Absence Of Secondary Qualities; Infinite Worlds; Book iii.; Proem; Nature And Composition Of The Mind; The Soul Is Mortal; Folly Of The Fear Of Death; Book iv.; Proem; Existence And Character Of The Images; The Senses And Mental Pictures; Some vital Functions; The Passion Of Love; Book V.; Proem; Argument Of The Book And New Proem Against Teleological Concept; The World Is Not Eternal; Formation Of The World And Astronomical Questions; Origins Of Vegetable And Animal Life; Origins And Savage Period Of Mankind; Beginnings Of Civilization; Book vi.; Proem; Great Meteorological Phenomena, Etc; Extraordinary And Paradoxical Telluric Phenomena; The Plague Athens

About the Publisher:

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org

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