[POD] On the Nature of Things (영문판)

사물의 본성에 관하여 : On the Nature of Things (영문판)

World Classic Reading Book
(세계고전문학리딩북)

철학 서사시 (에피쿠로스의 철학을 교훈 서사시)

CONTENTS

PREFACE

OF THE NATURE OF THINGS

BOOK I

SUBSTANCE IS ETERNAL
THE VOID
NOTHING EXISTS per se EXCEPT ATOMS AND THE VOID
CHARACTER OF THE ATOMS
CONFUTATION OF OTHER PHILOSOPHERS
THE INFINITY OF THE UNIVERSE

BOOK II

PROEM
ATOMIC MOTIONS
ATOMIC FORMS AND THEIR COMBINATIONS
INFINITE WORLDS

BOOK III

PROEM
NATURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE MIND
THE SOUL IS MORTAL
FOLLY OF THE FEAR OF DEATH

BOOK IV

PROEM
EXISTENCE AND CHARACTER OF THE IMAGES
THE SENSES AND MENTAL PICTURES
SOME VITAL FUNCTIONS
THE PASSION OF LOVE

BOOK V

PROEM
THE WORLD IS NOT ETERNAL
ORIGINS OF VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL LIFE
ORIGINS AND SAVAGE PERIOD OF MANKIND
BEGINNINGS OF CIVILIZATION

BOOK VI

PROEM
GREAT METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, ETC.
THE PLAGUE ATHENS