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On the Nature of Things — Titus Lucretius Carus

On the Nature of Things

Titus Lucretius Carus

  • Poetry
  • Book language: English
  • 242 pages

A didactic poem in six books, Lucretius's On the Nature of Things sets out Epicurean philosophy in Latin verse. It explores the atomic makeup of the universe, the nature of the soul, and the fear of death, seeking to free the mind from superstition. Its vivid imagery and blend of poetry and philosophy make it rewarding to hear.

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Contents

  1. OF THE NATURE OF THINGS
  2. A Metrical Translation
  3. BOOK I
  4. SUBSTANCE IS ETERNAL
  5. THE VOID
  6. NOTHING EXISTS per se EXCEPT ATOMS AND THE VOID
  7. CHARACTER OF THE ATOMS
  8. CONFUTATION OF OTHER PHILOSOPHERS
  9. THE INFINITY OF THE UNIVERSE
  10. BOOK II
  11. PROEM
  12. ATOMIC MOTIONS
  13. ATOMIC FORMS AND THEIR COMBINATIONS
  14. INFINITE WORLDS
  15. BOOK III
  16. PROEM
  17. NATURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE MIND
  18. THE SOUL IS MORTAL
  19. FOLLY OF THE FEAR OF DEATH
  20. BOOK IV
  21. PROEM
  22. EXISTENCE AND CHARACTER OF THE IMAGES
  23. THE SENSES AND MENTAL PICTURES
  24. SOME VITAL FUNCTIONS
  25. THE PASSION OF LOVE
  26. BOOK V
  27. PROEM
  28. THE WORLD IS NOT ETERNAL
  29. ORIGINS OF VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL LIFE
  30. ORIGINS AND SAVAGE PERIOD OF MANKIND

and 6 more chapters

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