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Mar 01, 2015
Charlene
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I was in the midst of reading yet another book that referenced Lucretius' On the Nature of Things and thought I should stop and read Lucretius' words for myself. WOW. This is possibly THE best book ever written. I am amazed that someone who lived more than 2000 years ago could possess such a deep and complete understanding of our universe. If you change a few words here and there and maintain an understanding that Lucretius wrote this work long before many necessary scientific tools existed, it
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First, on the edition. I had read this years ago in a Penguin edition translated by R. E. Latham which I had enjoyed. My current read was also Penguin and Latham's translation, but updated, edited and annotated by John Godwin. I found it a very readable and informative edition.
The first time I read this, I was amazed at the parallels to modern science, considering Lucretius was doing all of this through logic and not empiricism. This time I looked more at the philosophical underpinnings, and the ...more
The first time I read this, I was amazed at the parallels to modern science, considering Lucretius was doing all of this through logic and not empiricism. This time I looked more at the philosophical underpinnings, and the ...more
Oct 22, 2007
Bricoleur (David) Soul
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Mar 09, 2012
Erika
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Oct 30, 2013
Krystal
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Nov 24, 2013
Thomas Wier
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it was ok
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Mar 04, 2014
Keith
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