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  • The Nature of Things

    by Lucretius ...
    Translated by A. E. Stallings ...
    Lucretius' poem On the Nature of Things combines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry ever written. With intense moral fervour he demonstrates to humanity that in death there is nothing to fear since the soul is mortal, and the world and everything in it is governed by the mechanical laws of nature and not by gods; and that by believing this men can live in ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Of the Nature of Things

    by Lucretius ...
    De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things) is a first-century BC didactic poem by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius (c. 99 BC – c. 55 BC) with the goal of explaining Epicurean philosophy to a Roman audience. The poem, written in some 7,400 dactylic hexameters, is divided into six untitled books, and explores Epicurean physics through richly poetic language and metaphors. ... Read more

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  • On the Nature of Things

    by Lucretius ...
    Translated by Frank O. Copley ...
    Reissued to accompany Stephen Greenblatt's The Swerve: the epic poem that changed the course of human thought forever.This great poem stands with Virgil's Aeneid as one of the vital and enduring achievements of Latin literature. Lost for more than a thousand years, its return to circulation in 1417 reintroduced dangerous ideas about the nature and meaning of existence and helped shape the modern ... Read more

    $16.69 CAD

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  • On the Nature of Things

    Lucretius' Epic on Science, Philosophy, and the Cosmos

    by Lucretius ...
    Translated by Tim Zengerink ...
    What if you could uncover the secrets of the universe, explore the foundations of science and philosophy, and gain a deeper understanding of the natural world?On the Nature of Things: Lucretius' Epic on Science, Philosophy, and the Cosmos brings you Lucretius' timeless masterpiece, thoughtfully modernized and adapted for today's readers.Written in poetic form over two thousand years ago, On the ... Read more

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    On the Nature of Things

    Lucretius’ Epic on Science, Philosophy, and the Cosmos - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader

    by Lucretius ...
    Narrated by Enrik Zeng ...
    Series Audiobook 28 - The Library of Alexandria

    Unabridged

    5 hours 13 min

    What if you could uncover the secrets of the universe, explore the foundations of science and philosophy, and gain a deeper understanding of the natural world?On the Nature of Things: Lucretius’ Epic on Science, Philosophy, and the Cosmos presents Lucretius’ timeless masterpiece, thoughtfully modernized for today’s readers.Written over two thousand years ago, On the Nature of Things explores the ... Read more

    $20.54 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On the Nature of the Universe

    by Lucretius ...
    Translated by Ronald Melville ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    `Therefore this terror and darkness of the mind Not by the sun's rays, nor the bright shafts of day, Must be dispersed, as is most necessary, But by the face of nature and her laws.' Lucretius' poem On the Nature of the Universe combines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry ever written. With intense moral fervour Lucretius demonstrates to humanity that in death ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD

  • Of the Nature of Things

    by Lucretius ...
    "De Rerum Natura" (On the Nature of Things) is a didactic epic poem written by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius in the 1st century BC. The poem is written in hexameter verse and explores the philosophy of Epicureanism, which emphasizes the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain as the ultimate goals of life.The poem is divided into six books and covers a wide range of topics, ... Read more

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  • The Nature of Things

    by Lucretius ...
    The Nature of Things combines some of the greatest poetry ever written, with a scientific and philosophical treatise.Lucretius guides the reader through an extraordinary breadth of subject matter, ranging from the indestructibility of atoms and the discovery of fire, to the folly of romantic love and the phenomena of clouds and rainstorms.Further, he expresses his belief that the soul is mortal, ... Read more

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  • The Way Things Are

    by Lucretius ...
    De rerum natura (The Way Things Are) is a 1st century BC didactic poem by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius with the goal of explaining Epicurean philosophy to a Roman audience. Lucretius presents the principles of atomism; the nature of the mind and soul; explanations of sensation and thought; the development of the world and its phenomena; and explains a variety of celestial and ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • The Nature of Things

    by Lucretius ...
    De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things) is a 1st century BC didactic poem by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius with the goal of explaining Epicurean philosophy to a Roman audience. Lucretius presents the principles of atomism; the nature of the mind and soul; explanations of sensation and thought; the development of the world and its phenomena; and explains a variety of celestial and ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • On the Nature of Things

    by Lucretius ...
    Very little is known about the Roman poet and philosopher Titus Lucretius Carus. His birth and death dates are based off of cross-referencing works that mention him, and pieces of evidence derived from his writing, and are believed to be circa 99 BC54 BC. “On the Nature of Things” is Lucretius’s only known work. The goal of the text is to explain Epicurean philosophy to the Roman people. It is ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • On the Nature of Things

    by Lucretius ...
    "On the Nature of Things" is a first-century BC long didactic poem written in Latin as "De rerum natura" by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius that sets forth the physical theory of the Greek philosopher Epicurus. Epicurus taught that the world could be understood by reason and that religion only arouses unnecessary fear. Lucretius denounced popular beliefs in deities and supernatural ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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