Lucretius as theorist of political life

The book examines Lucretius' conception of the philosophic life, and the reaction to the human and political implications of the discovery of nature.

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Main Authors: Colman, John
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Recovering political philosophy
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137292322
Summary: The book examines Lucretius' conception of the philosophic life, and the reaction to the human and political implications of the discovery of nature.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137292315, 2012.
Carrier Form: 186 p.
ISBN: 9781137292315
9781137292322 :
1137292326 :
CLC: I546.22
Contents: 1. The Proem to Book I: Philosophy and the City 2. The Discovery of Nature and the Problem of the Infinite and Eternal 3. Philosophic Resignation: Living Beyond Hope and Fear 4. O' Mortal, O' Fool, O' Criminal, O' Memmius 5. Gods of the Philosophers and Gods of the City 6. Eroticized Philosophy.