Project Gutenberg 1997-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 1228 Lucretius Carus, Titus -95 -55 Carus, Titus Lucretius Caro, Tito Lucrecio Leonard, William Ellery 1876 1944 De rerum natura. English On the Nature of Things Produced by Levent Kurnaz, and David Widger "On the Nature of Things" by Titus Lucretius Carus is a philosophical treatise written during the late Roman Republic. The work delves into Epicurean philosophy, exploring the nature of the universe, the principles of atomism, and the mechanics of existence, advocating for a worldview grounded in naturalism and free from the burdens of religious superstition. The beginning of the text sets a tone of reverence towards the goddess Venus, positioning Nature as a guiding force. Lucretius introduces themes that will be further examined throughout the work, such as the eternal nature of atoms and the void, the origins of life, and the mechanics behind creation. He calls for an understanding of the natural world based on observable phenomena rather than divine intervention or religious fear, suggesting that the universe is governed by material laws and the interactions of atomic particles. The prologue serves both as an appeal for divine inspiration in his poetic undertaking and as a prelude to a systematic discussion surrounding the fundamental nature of reality, ultimately challenging traditional beliefs regarding gods and the afterlife. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Didactic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English Philosophy, Ancient -- Poetry PA Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Poetry 511831 511840 2024-09-01T07:17:13.708690 2023-10-01T06:48:46.932903 text/html text/html 503145 2013-02-06T09:35:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii 180795 2013-02-06T09:35:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 237448 2024-09-01T07:17:24.430623 application/epub+zip 252564 2024-09-01T07:17:15.343927 application/epub+zip 252564 2024-09-01T07:17:14.359696 application/epub+zip 407595 2024-09-01T07:17:28.249587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444500 2024-09-01T07:17:23.800602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444647 2022-09-01T08:08:37.643992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496648 496622 2024-09-01T07:17:13.259705 2023-10-01T06:48:46.602879 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 496571 2008-07-31T19:22:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179278 2008-07-31T19:23:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19265 2024-09-01T07:17:28.389585 application/rdf+xml 12130 2024-09-01T07:17:14.763654 image/jpeg 3264 2024-09-01T07:17:14.588661 image/jpeg 233378 2024-09-01T07:17:13.754670 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia