Lucretian renaissance, the: philology and the afterlife of tradition
Auteur :
Passannante, Gerard
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226648491
Date de publication :
25 nov. 2011
Dimensions :
2,2 x 1,5 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
425 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Begins by taking up the ancient philosophical notion that the world is composed of two fundamental opposites: atoms, as the philosopher Epicurus theorized, intrinsically unchangeable and moving about the void; and, the void itself, or nothingness.