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Beschreibung
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 peace of mind and happiness. He bases this on the atomic theory expounded by the Greek philosopher Epicurus, and continues with an examination of sensation, sex, cosmology, meteorology, and geology, all of these subjects made more attractive by the poetry with which he illustrates them.
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 peace of mind and happiness. He bases this on the atomic theory expounded by the Greek philosopher Epicurus, and continues with an examination of sensation, sex, cosmology, meteorology, and geology, all of these subjects made more attractive by the poetry with which he illustrates them.
Über den Autor
Lucretius; Translated by Alicia Stallings
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Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Renaissance und Aufklärung
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780140447965
ISBN-10: 0140447962
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Lucretius
Übersetzung: Stallings, A E
Hersteller: Penguin Publishing Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 195 x 130 x 2 mm
Von/Mit: Lucretius
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2008
Gewicht: 0,226 kg
Artikel-ID: 102039211

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