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    1st-century BC Roman poet and philosopher

    Titus Lucretius Carus was a Roman poet and philosopher. His only known work is the philosophical poem De rerum natura, a didactic work about the tenets and philosophy of Epicureanism, which usually is translated into English as On the Nature of Things—and somewhat less often as On the Nature of the Universe. Very little is known about Lucretius's life; the only certainty is that he was either a friend or client of Gaius Memmius, to whom the poem was addressed and dedicated. De rerum natura was a considerable influence on the Augustan poets, particularly Virgil and Horace. The work was almost lost during the Middle Ages, but was rediscovered in 1417 in a monastery in Germany by Poggio Bracciolini and it played an important role both in the development of atomism and the efforts of various figures of the Enlightenment era to construct a new Christian humanism. Wikipedia

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    Titus Lucretius Carus (/ ˈ t aɪ t ə s l uː ˈ k r iː ʃ ə s / TY-təs loo-KREE-shəs; Latin: [ˈtitus luˈkreːti.us ˈkaːrus]; c. 99 - October 15, 55 BC [2]) was a Roman poet and philosopher.His only known work is the philosophical poem De rerum natura, a didactic work about the tenets and philosophy of Epicureanism, which usually is translated into English as On the Nature of Things ...
  3. britannica.com

    Lucretius was a Latin poet and philosopher known for his single, long poem, De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things). The poem is the fullest extant statement of the physical theory of the Greek philosopher Epicurus. It also alludes to his ethical and logical doctrines. Apart from Lucretius's poem
  4. plato.stanford.edu

    Sep 22, 2023Titus Lucretius Carus (mid-90s to mid-50s BCE) was the author of a Latin, six-book didactic poem on Epicurean physics, the De rerum natura, henceforth DRN, usually translated The nature of things or On the nature of the universe. Largely by accident, the DRN is our fullest source for Epicurean, atomist physics. Lucretius' rendering of ...
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    De rerum natura (Latin: [deː ˈreːrʊn naːˈtuːraː]; On the Nature of Things) is a first-century BC didactic poem by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius (c. 99 BC - c. 55 BC) with the goal of explaining Epicurean philosophy to a Roman audience. The poem, written in some 7,400 dactylic hexameters, is divided into six untitled books, and explores Epicurean physics through poetic ...
  6. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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    Lucretius (c. 99—c. 55 B.C.E.) Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus) was a Roman poet and the author of the philosophical epic De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of the Universe), a comprehensive exposition of the Epicurean world-view.Very little is known of the poet's life, though a sense of his character and personality emerges vividly from his poem.
  7. plato.stanford.edu

    Titus Lucretius Carus (died mid to late 50s BCE) was an Epicurean poet of the late Roman republican era. His six-book Latin hexameter poem De rerum natura (DRN for short), variously translated On the nature of things and On the nature of the universe, survives virtually intact, although it is disputed whether he lived to put the finishing touches to it.
  8. britannica.com

    On the Nature of Things, long poem written in Latin as De rerum natura by Lucretius that sets forth the physical theory of the Greek philosopher Epicurus.The title of Lucretius's work translates that of the chief work of Epicurus, Peri physeōs (On Nature). Lucretius divided his argument into six books, beginning each with a highly polished introduction.
  9. owlcation.com

    Oct 2, 2023Summary of Lucretia's On the Nature of Things. De rerum natura, or On the Nature of Things, is a philosophic book of poetry written during the first century BC and is the most famous surviving work of Epicureanism.The book was written by Lucretius Carus, a Roman philosopher. It contains six books of Epicurean philosophy, which are outlined below.
  10. owlcation.com

    The Philosophy of Lucretius. Lucretius has only one surviving work, De Rerum Natura, usually translated to On the Nature of Things.The work consists of six books of poetry, and you can read about it in more detail in our article on De Rerum Natura. The main topics his work covers are the structure of the universe, atoms as the building blocks of the universe, the soul, and death.
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