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On the Nature of Things
by Lucretius. Epic verse presents Epicurean physics and ethics, arguing that understanding nature frees humans from fear.
- Date
- c. 55 BCE
- Origin
- Roman Republic
- Era
- Ancient
- Genre
- Philosophical poetry
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Epic verse presents Epicurean physics and ethics, arguing that understanding nature frees humans from fear.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of great books / harvard. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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