De Rerum Natura (Of the Nature of Things)

OF THE NATURE OF THINGS Introduction to Lucretius BOOK I PROEM 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 ABSENCE OF SECONDARY QUALITIES 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 ARGUMENT OF THE BOOK AND NEW PROEM AGAINST A TELEOLOGICAL CONCEPT THE WORLD IS NOT ETERNAL FORMATION OF THE WORLD AND ASTRONOMICAL QUESTIONS ORIGINS OF VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL LIFE ORIGINS AND SAVAGE PERIOD OF MANKIND BEGINNINGS OF CIVILIZATION BOOK VI PROEM GREAT METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, ETC. EXTRAORDINARY AND PARADOXICAL TELLURIC PHENOMENA THE PLAGUE ATHENS