On the Nature of Things
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On the Nature of Things
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Narrated by:
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Hugh Ross
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Lucretius
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Lucretius was born in 99 BC, and On the Nature of Things is his only surviving work. His aim was to free the Roman world from its two great terrors: the gods and death. Lucretius argues that the gods are not actively involved in life, so need not be appeased; and that death is the end of everything human - body and soul - and therefore should not be feared. But On the Nature of Things is also a poem of striking imagery, intimate natural observation and touching pathos. It is one of the most influential writings in Western thought.
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- Nigel Jarvis
- 03-01-2025
Brilliant! The atomic theory over 2,000 years ago!
This wonderful work by the Roman poet Lucretius helped to wake humanity from almost 1,200 years of Christian slumber.
It’s staggering to realise that humanity had already conceived and developed an early version of the atomic theory in the influential teachings of Leucippus, Democritus and Epicurus before Christianity subsequently crushed everything under its totalitarian worldview.
This translation by Professor Ian Johnston is the clearest you can find at present. With degrees in science, English and Greek, plus extensive experience in translating many other classics, Prof. Johnston was the perfect person to translate this ancient work about science.
In addition, the narrator (Hugh Ross) brings the work to life, as no one else has done.
He deftly captures the full spectrum of the author’s expression, which would have taken many read-throughs to accomplish as well as he has done.
I offer both the author and narrator my heart-felt thanks for bringing this seminal work to life in a new way. I enthusiastically encourage all readers of this review to buy this book and treasure it, as I will.
I have since bought the Kindle version, which (frustratingly) isn’t grouped together with the Audible version - you have to search for “Lucretius Ian Johnston” to find it.
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