![]() ![]() (Summary by Leni)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats or languages (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. With no harm to his philosophical scope, the author composed a didactic poem of epic flavor, of which the imagery and style are highly praised. ![]() Among digressions about the importance of philosophy in men's life and praises of Epicurus, Lucretius created a solid treatise on the atomic theory, the falseness of religion and many kinds of natural phenomena. This book represents the primary source of modern knowledge on Epicurean thought, and it played an important role in the development of Atomism. Written in the first century B.C., On the Nature of Things (in Latin, "De Rerum Natura") is a poem in six books that aims at explaining the Epicurean philosophy to the Roman audience. Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things), his only surviving work, aligns with the Epicurean philosophy against divine intervention, specifically in the context of natural disasters. Translated by John Selby Watson (1804 - 1844). LibriVox recording of On the Nature of Things, by Titus Lucretius Carus (c. ![]()
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