On the Nature of Things - Lucretius - Książki - Independently Published - 9798570500709 - 23 listopada 2020
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On the Nature of Things

Lucretius

On the Nature of Things

De rerum natura, On the Nature of Things, is a first-century BC didactic poem by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius 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 poetic language and metaphors. Namely, Lucretius explores 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 terrestrial phenomena.
The universe described in the poem operates according to these physical principles, guided by fortuna ("chance"), and not the divine intervention of the traditional Roman deities. Lucretius identifies the supernatural with the notion that the deities created our world or interfere with its operations in some way. He argues against fear of such deities by demonstrating, through observations and arguments, that the operations of the world can be accounted for in terms of natural phenomena. These phenomena are the result of regular, but purposeless motions and interactions of tiny atoms in empty space.

Media Książki     Paperback Book   (Książka z miękką okładką i klejonym grzbietem)
Wydane 23 listopada 2020
ISBN13 9798570500709
Wydawcy Independently Published
Strony 156
Wymiary 140 × 216 × 9 mm   ·   204 g
Język English  

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