Lucrèce et les sciences de la vie /

Lucrèce et les sciences de la vie /

This volume contains a collection of 11 studies on the philosophical and scientific background of Lucretius' De rerum natura . The studies 1-7 form a running commentary on the history of ideas in Drn . 5.780-1160 (Lucretius' famous description of the History of Human Mankind); 8-10 discuss...

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Main Author: Schrijvers, P. H.

Format: eBook

Language: French
Latin
Ancient Greek

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1999.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 186.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 1-203, ISBN: 9789004381049.

Subjects:

Lucretius Carus, Titus. > De rerum natura.
De rerum natura (Lucretius Carus, Titus)
Didactic poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Didactic poetry, Latin.
Philosophy, Ancient, in literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Call Number: PA6484 .S33 1998

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Summary:This volume contains a collection of 11 studies on the philosophical and scientific background of Lucretius' De rerum natura . The studies 1-7 form a running commentary on the history of ideas in Drn . 5.780-1160 (Lucretius' famous description of the History of Human Mankind); 8-10 discuss some topics from book 4 (sleep, dreams, optical illusions) in relationship to other philosophical doctrines and ancient medical thought; the last study (11) treats the use of analogy by Lucretius.
Physical Description:1 online resource (231 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004351448
ISSN:0169-8958 ;
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