Regarded as a masterpiece of Epicurean philosophy, Lucretius On the Nature of Things is an epic poem detailing the teachings of the 3rd century BC sage Epicurus (who, contrary to popular belief, espoused not a sybaritic existence but a life of simple pleasures). Mirroring modern thinking, Epicurus was wary of organised religion and considered Science the rational way to rid humankind of anxiety, physical pain, and fear of the gods.
Written in dactylic hexameter (where each line has six units of rhythm), De Rerum Natura is divided into six books, consisting of three matching pairs in an...
Regarded as a masterpiece of Epicurean philosophy, Lucretius On the Nature of Things is an epic poem detailing the teachings of the 3rd century BC sag...
