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Of the Nature of Things

Of the Nature of Things

by Titus Lucretius Carus

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Author
Lucretius Carus, Titus, 95? BCE-50? BCE
Title
On the Nature of Things
Credits
Produced by Levent Kurnaz, and David Widger
Language
English
LoC Class
PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Subject
Philosophy, Ancient -- Poetry
Category
Text
eBook-No.
785
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/785
Release Date
January 1, 1997
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.OF THE NATURE OF THINGS
  2. 2.By Titus Lucretius Carus — A Metrical Translation
  3. 3.By William Ellery Leonard
  4. 4.BOOK I
  5. 5.SUBSTANCE IS ETERNAL
  6. 6.THE VOID
  7. 7.NOTHING EXISTS per se EXCEPT ATOMS AND THE VOID
  8. 8.CHARACTER OF THE ATOMS
  9. 9.CONFUTATION OF OTHER PHILOSOPHERS
  10. 10.THE INFINITY OF THE UNIVERSE
  11. 11.BOOK II
  12. 12.PROEM
  13. 13.ATOMIC MOTIONS
  14. 14.ATOMIC FORMS AND THEIR COMBINATIONS
  15. 15.INFINITE WORLDS
  16. 16.BOOK III
  17. 17.PROEM
  18. 18.NATURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE MIND
  19. 19.THE SOUL IS MORTAL
  20. 20.FOLLY OF THE FEAR OF DEATH
  21. 21.BOOK IV
  22. 22.PROEM
  23. 23.EXISTENCE AND CHARACTER OF THE IMAGES
  24. 24.THE SENSES AND MENTAL PICTURES
  25. 25.SOME VITAL FUNCTIONS
  26. 26.THE PASSION OF LOVE
  27. 27.BOOK V
  28. 28.PROEM
  29. 29.THE WORLD IS NOT ETERNAL
  30. 30.ORIGINS OF VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL LIFE
  31. 31.ORIGINS AND SAVAGE PERIOD OF MANKIND
  32. 32.BEGINNINGS OF CIVILIZATION
  33. 33.BOOK VI
  34. 34.PROEM
  35. 35.GREAT METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, ETC.
  36. 36.THE PLAGUE ATHENS

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