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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. (Walter Ralph), 1933- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2006.
Series:Classical inter/faces.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally published: Duckworth, 2000.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-160) and index.
ISBN:9781472502278
1472502272
9781472539908
1472539907
0715628828
9780715628829
9781472502285
1472502280

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