Lucrece et les Sciences de la Vie

This volume contains a collection of 11 studies on the philosophical and scientific background of Lucretius' "De rerum natura. The studies 1-7 form a running commentary on the history of ideas in "Drn. 5.780-1160 (Lucretius' famous description of the History of Human Mankind); 8-10 discuss some topics from book 4 (sleep, dreams, optical illusions) in relationship to other philosophical doctrines and ancient medical thought; the last study (11) treats the use of analogy by Lucretius.

About the author

P.H. Schrijvers, Ph.D. (1970) in Latin Literature, is Professor of Latin Language and Literature at the University of Leiden. He has published extensively on Latin literary (Horace, Lucan), philosophical (Seneca) and medical (Caelius Aurelianus) texts.

Product details

• Authors: Schrijvers, P H Schrijvers, P. H. Schrijvers, Pieter Herman Schrijvers
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
• Languages: French
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.10.1998
• EAN: 9789004102309
• ISBN: 978-90-0-410230-9
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 248 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classic; Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classic; Mnemosyne, Supplements
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity