Lucretius:On the Nature of Things
Douban
De Rerum Natura
Walter Englert translator: Englert, Walter G.
overview
With the passion of a true poet, Titus Lucretius Carus (ca. 99-55 B.C.E.) expounds the most coherent and eloquent system of materialism surviving from the ancient world. Developing the atomic theory of his master, Epicurus, Lucretius discusses the motion of atoms, natural phenomena, sensation, free will, and the soul's relation to the body. Most importantly, Lucretius sees his teaching as a bulwark against religious fears and prejudices. Since death is final, humankind need not fear everlasting torture and punishment.
other editions
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物性论 2022 -
論萬物的本質 臺大出版中心 2018 -
On the Nature of Things None 2017 -
The Nature of Things Penguin Classics 2015 -
物性论 译林出版社 2012 -
物性论 商务印书馆 2011 -
物性论 译林出版社 2011 -
On the Nature of the Universe Oxford University Press 2009 -
De Rerum Natura University of Wisconsin Press 2008 -
物性论 北京大学出版社 2007 -
On the Nature of Things, Translated by Martin Ferguson Smith Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2001 -
物性论 商务印书馆 1981 -
On the Nature of Things Harvard University Press 1924