The Way Things Are Contributor(s): Lucretius, Lucretius (Author) |
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ISBN: 1515427587 ISBN-13: 9781515427582 Publisher: SMK Books OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
Dewey: 187 |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.26 lbs) 274 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: De rerum natura (The Way Things Are) is a 1st century BC didactic poem by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius with the goal of explaining Epicurean philosophy to a Roman audience. Lucretius presents 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. |