Lucretius and the modern world /
Lucretius' On the Nature of Things, provides a poetic exposition of the doctrines of the Greek atomist, Epicurus. This book offers a description of the poem, with special emphasis on its version of materialism and on its attempt to devise an ethical system that suits such a universe.
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Main Author: | Johnson, W. R. 1933- (Author) |
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2006.
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Series: | Classical inter/faces.
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Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
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