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The third book of Lucretius' great poem on the workings of the universe is devoted entirely to expounding the implications of Epicurus' dictum that death does not matter, 'is nothing to us'. The soul is not immortal: it no more exists after the dissolution of the body than it... Read Full Overview

Lucretius' poem, for which Epicurean philosophy provided the inspiration, attempts to explain the nature of the universe and its processes with the object of freeing mankind from religious fears. The third book not only seeks to demonstrate that, since the soul is mortal, there... Read Full Overview

De Rerum Natura Buch III est opus philosophicum a Tito Lucretio Caro scriptum, quod anno 1897 editum est. In hoc libro, auctor de natura rerum et universi ordine disputat. Tertius liber continet doctrinam Epicuream, qua Lucretius explicat atomorum motum et materiae structuram... Read Full Overview

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Lucretius' poem, for which Epicurean philosophy provided the inspiration, attempts to explain the nature of the universe and its processes with the object of freeing mankind from religious fears. The third book not only seeks to demonstrate that, since the soul is mortal, there... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

De Rerum Natura Buch III est opus po�����ticum Titus Lucretii Carus, quod anno MDCCCXCVII editum est. Liber tertius continet doctrinam Epicuream de natura et animo. In hoc libro, Lucretius deprehendit quomodo atomi in motu sunt et qualis sit... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

T. Lucreti Cari De Rerum Natura, Liber Tertius, published in 1903, presents the third book of Lucretius's monumental philosophical poem, "De Rerum Natura." Written in Latin, this work elucidates Epicurean physics and ethics with unparalleled poetic force. Book Three... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this... Read Full Overview

Diese Ausgabe von T. Lucretius Carus' 'De Rerum Natura Buch III', herausgegeben von Richard Heinze, pr sentiert den lateinischen Text zusammen mit detaillierten Anmerkungen und Erkl rungen in deutscher Sprache. Lucretius' Werk, ein Eckpfeiler der epikureischen Philosophie,... Read Full Overview