1.5
On the Nature of Things
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On the Nature of Things is an epic didactic poem aiming to explain 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. The universe described in the poem operates according to these physical principles.
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“Honestly, I just felt like I was in over my head with this one. Lucretius poses some interesting questions and takes surprising or novel positions on various aspects of these issues, some more successfully than others. But many of the arguments Lucretius makes lack cohesion, aren’t tenable given other positions he’s taken elsewhere in the text, or are extremely difficult to follow. Despite reading many passages multiple times, I found it impossible to really grasp the essence of the point Lucretius is trying to convey. This is a book that I will need to marinate in the back of my mind for a few months and then return to it to try to wrestle with it more to see if I can gain a better understanding of the material, but for people who read extensively in philosophy, this might be easier than it is for me!”
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