On the Nature of Things

Informationen zum Autor By Titus Lucretius Carus - Translated by John Selby Waston Klappentext With the passion of a true poet! Titus Lucretius Carus (ca. 99-55 BCE) expounds the most coherent and eloquent system of materialism surviving from the ancient world. Developing the atomic theory of his master! Epicurus! Lucretius discusses the motion of atoms! natural phenomena! sensation! free will! and the soul's relation to the body. Most importantly! Lucretius sees his teaching as a bulwark against religious fears and prejudices. Since death is final! humankind need not fear everlasting torture and punishment. Zusammenfassung With the passion of a true poet! Titus Lucretius Carus (ca. 99-55 BCE) expounds the most coherent and eloquent system of materialism surviving from the ancient world. Developing the atomic theory of his master! Epicurus! Lucretius discusses the motion of atoms! natural phenomena! sensation! free will! and the soul's relation to the body. Most importantly! Lucretius sees his teaching as a bulwark against religious fears and prejudices. Since death is final! humankind need not fear everlasting torture and punishment.

Product details

• Authors: Titus Lucretius Carus, Titus Lucretius Carus, John Selby Waston
• Assisted by: John Selby Waston (Translation), John Selby Watson (Translation)
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.1998
• EAN: 9781573921794
• ISBN: 978-1-57392-179-4
• No. of pages: 310
• Series: Great Books in Philosophy; Great Books in Philosophy
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day