Length7h 41m
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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 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.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length7 hrs 41 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 13, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1BOOK I
2PROEM
3SUBSTANCE IS ETERNAL
4THE VOID
5NOTHING EXISTS per se EXCEPT ATOMS AND THE VOID
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6CHARACTER OF THE ATOMS
7CONFUTATION OF OTHER PHILOSOPHERS
8THE INFINITY OF THE UNIVERSE
9BOOK II
10PROEM
11ATOMIC MOTIONS
12ATOMIC FORMS AND THEIR COMBINATIONS
13INFINITE WORLDS
14BOOK III
15PROEM
16NATURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE MIND
17THE SOUL IS MORTAL
18FOLLY OF THE FEAR OF DEATH
19BOOK IV
20PROEM
21EXISTENCE AND CHARACTER OF THE IMAGES
22THE SENSES AND MENTAL PICTURES
23SOME VITAL FUNCTIONS
24THE PASSION OF LOVE
25BOOK V
26PROEM
27THE WORLD IS NOT ETERNAL
28ORIGINS OF VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL LIFE
29ORIGINS AND SAVAGE PERIOD OF MANKIND
30BEGINNINGS OF CIVILIZATION
31BOOK VI
32PROEM
33GREAT METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, ETC.
34THE PLAGUE ATHENS
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