Lucrèce et les sciences de la vie
| Author | : Schrijvers |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 247 |
| Release | : 2018-07-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004351448 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004351442 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Lucrèce et les sciences de la vie by : Schrijvers
Download or read book Lucrèce et les sciences de la vie written by Schrijvers and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains a collection of 11 studies on the philosophical and scientific background of Lucretius' De rerum natura. The studies 1-7 form a running commentary on the history of ideas in Drn. 5.780-1160 (Lucretius' famous description of the History of Human Mankind); 8-10 discuss some topics from book 4 (sleep, dreams, optical illusions) in relationship to other philosophical doctrines and ancient medical thought; the last study (11) treats the use of analogy by Lucretius.
