This is regarded as a seminal text of Epicurean science and philosophy. Epicurians discarded both the idea of immortality and the superstitious worship of wilful gods for a life of serene contentment in the available pleasures of nature. Lucretius (c100-c55BC), in elucidating this belief, steers 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.
On the nature of the universe
This book might be part of the Penguin classics series.
275 pages
English language
Published 1994 by Penguin Books.
Subjects
- Didactic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English.
- Philosophy, Ancient -- Poetry.
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