The Way Things Are
Lucretius
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
De rerum natura (The Way Things Are) is a 1st century BC didactic poem by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius with the goal of explaining Epicurean philosophy to a Roman audience. Lucretius presents...
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United States
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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. De rerum natura (The Way Things Are) is a 1st century BC didactic poem by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius with the goal of explaining Epicurean philosophy to a Roman audience. Lucretius presents the principles of atomism; the nature of the mind and soul; explanations of sensation and thought; the development of the world and its phenomena; and explains a variety of celestial and terrestrial phenomena. The universe described in the poem operates according to these physical principles, guided by fortuna, "chance," and not the divine intervention of the traditional Roman deities. Duration - 8h 40m. Author - Lucretius. Narrator - Digital Voice Martin G. Published Date - Sunday, 25 January 2026. Copyright - © 2014 Start Publishing LLC ©.
Language:
English
Book I
Duration:00:00:02
Proem
Duration:00:08:25
Substance Is Eternal
Duration:00:11:22
The Void
Duration:00:05:25
Nothing Exists per Se Except Atoms and the Void
Duration:00:04:06
Character of the Atoms
Duration:00:09:46
Confutation of Other Philosophers
Duration:00:18:21
The Infinity of the Universe
Duration:00:13:58
Book II
Duration:00:00:02
Atomic Motions
Duration:00:18:30
Atomic Forms and Their Combinations
Duration:00:43:54
Infinite Worlds
Duration:00:13:29
Book III
Duration:00:00:02
Nature and Composition of the Mind
Duration:00:20:15
The Soul Is Mortal
Duration:00:27:41
Folly of the Fear of Death
Duration:00:18:15
Book IV
Duration:00:00:02
Existence and Character of the Images
Duration:00:12:47
The Senses and Mental Pictures
Duration:00:42:44
Some Vital Functions
Duration:00:15:51
The Passion of Love
Duration:00:17:33
Book V
Duration:00:00:02
The World Is Not Eternal
Duration:00:41:44
Origins of Vegetable and Animal Life
Duration:00:11:37
Origins and Savage Period of Mankind
Duration:00:06:16
Beginnings of Civilization
Duration:00:32:37
Book VI
Duration:00:00:02
Great Meteorological Phenomena, Etc.
Duration:01:18:14
The Plague Athens
Duration:00:10:46