On the Nature of Things
Lucretius
Lucretius' poem On the Nature of Things combines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry ever written.
With intense moral fervour, he demonstrates to humanity that in death there is nothing to fear since the soul is mortal, and the world and everything in it is governed by the mechanical laws of nature and not by gods; and by believing this men can live in peace of mind and happiness. He bases this on the atomic theory expounded by the Greek philosopher Epicurus and continues with an examination of sensation, sex, cosmology, meteorology, and geology.
Duration - 35m.
Author - Lucretius.
Narrator - Malk Williams.
Published Date - Saturday, 14 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2023 Public Domain ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Lucretius' poem On the Nature of Things combines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry ever written. With intense moral fervour, he demonstrates to humanity that in death there is nothing to fear since the soul is mortal, and the world and everything in it is governed by the mechanical laws of nature and not by gods; and by believing this men can live in peace of mind and happiness. He bases this on the atomic theory expounded by the Greek philosopher Epicurus and continues with an examination of sensation, sex, cosmology, meteorology, and geology. Duration - 35m. Author - Lucretius. Narrator - Malk Williams. Published Date - Saturday, 14 January 2023. Copyright - © 2023 Public Domain ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:14:51
Book One: Proem
Duration:09:42:26
Book One: Substance is Eternal
Duration:12:50:34
Book One: The Void
Duration:06:10:29
Book One: Nothing Exists Per Se
Duration:04:34:50
Book One: Character of the Atoms
Duration:10:48:15
Book One: Confutation of Other Philosophers
Duration:19:45:17
Book One: The Infinity of the Universe
Duration:14:55:48
Book Two: Proem
Duration:04:47:20
Book Two: Atomic Motions
Duration:20:10:13
Book Two: Atomic Forms and Their Combinations
Duration:29:05:36
Book Two: Absence of Secondary Qualities
Duration:18:40:21
Book Two: Infinite Worlds
Duration:14:42:25
Book Three: Proem
Duration:07:12:06
Book Three: Nature and Composition of the Mind
Duration:22:11:37
Book Three: The Sould is Mortal
Duration:29:36:32
Book Three: Folly of the Fear Of Death
Duration:19:34:10
Book Four: Proem
Duration:02:06:27
Book Four: Existence and Character of the Images
Duration:13:17:09
Book Four: The Senses and Mental Pictures
Duration:43:36:00
Book Four: Some Vital Functions
Duration:16:32:12
Book Four: The Passion of Love
Duration:18:25:12
Book Five: Proem
Duration:04:11:55
Book Five: Argument of the Book and New Proem
Duration:13:56:53
Book Five: The World is Not Eternal
Duration:14:55:01
Book Five: Formation of the World
Duration:28:07:38
Book Five: Origins of Vegetable and Animal Life
Duration:12:16:50
Book Five: Origins and Savage Period of Mankind
Duration:06:35:53
Book Five: Beginnings of Civilization
Duration:33:23:37
Book Six: Proem
Duration:07:15:06
Book Six: Great Meteorological Phenomena
Duration:41:14:54
Book Six: Extraordinary and Paradoxical Telluric Phenomena
Duration:39:50:45
Book Six: The Plague, Athens
Duration:11:18:19
Closing Credits
Duration:00:28:48