The Way Things Are
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Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · March 1, 2013
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.
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- Who it’s for
- An ancient poem makes Epicurean philosophy a guide to understanding mind, matter, and the world.
- Themes
- Epicurean philosophy, Atomism and the mind, Natural phenomena
- Genres
- Ancient Philosophy, Ancient & Classical Poetry, Ancient Rome
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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.
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The universe described in the poem operates according to these physical principles, guided by fortuna, "chance," and not the divine intervention of the traditional Roman deities.
Matter and Meaning
An ancient poem makes Epicurean philosophy a guide to understanding mind, matter, and the world.
Come here for
- Questions about mind, matter, sensation, and a world governed by chance
- A meeting point of ancient poetry and philosophical explanation
Expect
- An account of celestial and terrestrial phenomena through physical principles
- A universe shaped by chance rather than traditional Roman divine intervention
Where it sits
| Ancient & Classical Poetry | 75% |
|---|---|
| Ancient Philosophy | 72% |
| Ancient Rome | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism
- Philosophical Criticism
- Ancient & Classical Poetry
- Authors
- Lucretius
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- March 1, 2013
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Epicurean philosophy · Atomism and the mind · Natural phenomena
- Reading lane
- Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism