#lucretius
LightNews LightNews
sandymosho.bsky.social
The Nature of Things
Lucretius
EPUB · 472.0 KB

ed2k://|file|The%20Nature%20of%20Things%20-%20Lucretius.epub|483373|EB525B1F43E01D7F3BC5FA860EE70AFA|/
Portada de The Nature of Things
October 1, 2026 at 10:31 PM
marbleliberal.bsky.social
My implication is also that if you follow this argument, then like Lucretius you have to conclude it's *physical*
October 1, 2026 at 9:07 PM
thaliarchus.bsky.social
When I was a schoolboy I was taught that Lucretius wrote De rerum natura, and Hesiod wrote the Theogony.
October 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
quotables.bsky.social
And life is given to none freehold, but it is leasehold for all. -- Lucretius
October 1, 2026 at 7:20 AM
princetonaudio.bsky.social
How to Face the End of the World is available now!

This grimly entertaining anthology of ancient Greek and Roman writings shows how thinking about the annihilation of civilization or the planet can be instructive and healthy and teaches readers how to face catastrophe without fear.
How to Face the End of the World: An Ancient Guide for Apocalyptic Times by Lucretius. Selected, translated, and introduced by Seneca. Read by Christopher Star. Blackstone Publishing
September 30, 2026 at 5:19 PM
jpober.bsky.social
No! But I did read Lucretius in grad school; was pissed to find that my idea for arguing that intoxication supports physicalism was scooped two thousand years ago
September 30, 2026 at 5:16 PM
chathamharrison.bsky.social
Have you read Ada Palmer's dissertation on reading Lucretius?
September 30, 2026 at 5:14 PM
tokenwhitefriend.bsky.social
Tbf having Lucretius write your explainer is basically cheating.
September 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM
isabelrogers.bsky.social
Insomnia update: a whole ep of the World Service's Outlook followed by Witness History, then one In Our Time (The Great Stink) and one Natalie Haynes (Lucretius).

*stares blearily into the dawn*
September 30, 2026 at 6:09 AM
paulrjohnston.bsky.social
"It is pleasant, when winds churn the waters of a great sea, to watch from land the great struggle of another...". Lucretius, De Rerum Natura.
September 29, 2026 at 10:12 PM
princetonupress.bsky.social
A grimly entertaining anthology of ancient Greek & Roman writings about how to fearlessly prepare for the end of the world & other disasters.

How to Face the End of the World, edited & translated by Christopher Star, is available now (24 Nov UK pub).

Learn more: buff.ly/83zJknG

#Philosophy
How to Face the End of the World: An Ancient Guide for Apocalyptic Times by Lucretius, Seneca & Other Doomscrollers. Selected, translated, and introduced by Christopher Star
September 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM
sadtheimpaler.bsky.social
nobody who follows me cares about lucretius
September 28, 2026 at 11:45 PM
sadtheimpaler.bsky.social
i love lucretius so much i should reread de rerum natura sometime
September 28, 2026 at 9:37 PM
societyepicurus.bsky.social
Latest Empedocles discovery sheds light on Lucretius
Latest Empedocles discovery sheds light on Lucretius
New discoveries in the field of Greek literature
share.google
September 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
briandmc.bsky.social
Lucretius was surely aware of the reputed routine sacrifice of children to Ba’al Hammon in Carthage, recently Rome’s chief rival for power in the Mediterranean.
September 28, 2026 at 7:23 PM
skiles.blue
I said parents but really, fathers. Lucretius gives the example of the sacrifice of Iphigenia by Agamemnon
September 28, 2026 at 7:21 PM
skiles.blue
In De Rerum Natura (2st Cent BC) Lucretius complains that sacrifice of children by parents is a common problem in all religions, "potent superstition in persuading to evil deeds"
September 28, 2026 at 7:10 PM
cheersinnit.bsky.social
I am a big fan of Lucretius and his work De Rerum Natura, which has been pretty influential on later thought
September 26, 2026 at 3:59 PM
elderspleen.bsky.social
From the praise of Epicurus to the song of matter.

After Epicure Tribute, Elders Spleen begins the De rerum natura cycle (Lucretius). The bridge: Epicurus's victory over superstition.

Same conviction, one cycle to the next: thought that illuminates, unravels, liberates.

#Lucretius #DeRerumNatura
September 25, 2026 at 9:10 PM
timnfeinstein.bsky.social
But about taking things a bit ad absurdum, have you read Lucretius? His De Rerum Natura is basically an epic poem stanning Democritus and the atomists, and the number of fields it touches on is wild. The cosmology really isn’t bad for some guys working things out from first principles over dinner.
September 25, 2026 at 11:47 AM
yakumoizuru.bsky.social
1921年にエブリマンズ・ライブラリーから出たルクレティウス『事物の本性について』英訳版です。

中を読むだけならInternet Archiveでも公開されているのですが、このたびは故あって他ならぬこの版を買い求めました。

Lucretius, OF THE NATURE OF THINGS (translated by W. E. Leonard, Everyman's Library Classical, J. M. Dent & Sons ltd, 1921)

下記はInternet Archiveにある同書へのリンクです。
archive.org/details/bwb_...
本文で触れているルクレティウス英訳本の表紙の写真です。 本文で触れているルクレティウス英訳本の扉の写真です。全面に装飾が施されています。 本文で触れているルクレティウス英訳本の1921年初版であることを示したページの写真です。 本文で触れているルクレティウス英訳本の表題を示したページの写真です。
September 24, 2026 at 7:16 PM
thexteras.bsky.social
『 Mine~🖤 』

#GPOSERSNSFW #Elezen #Garlean #ThexSnaps
An NSFW gpose of my OCs Valefor Tenebreaux (Duskwight M Elezen, pale blue and white hair that covers his eyes, heavily pierced ears, a Dahak tail, shark teeth, spines running down his back and arms, glowing blue body markings and blackened limbs) and Paxton Viator Lucretius (Duskwight M Elezen based Garlean with black and white streaked hair, black lipstick, tusk teeth, pink eyes and heavy scarring around his eyes and body) with both dressed in latex and leather BDSM gear while posed in a leather chair in the middle of a white neon and glass box. Valefor is posed balancing on Paxton's torso with both hands on Paxton's hips to hold himself up, his legs wrapped around Paxton's neck as the bigger man licks his clothed bulge, a cigar in his hand as he does so.
September 23, 2026 at 2:57 AM
thexteras.bsky.social
◆ Bad Dog ◆

#GPOSERSNSFW #Elezen #Garlean #ThexSnaps
An NSFW gpose of my OCs Valefor Tenebreaux (Duskwight M Elezen, pale blue and white hair that covers his eyes, heavily pierced ears, a Dahak tail, shark teeth, spines running down his back and arms, glowing blue body markings and blackened limbs) and Paxton Viator Lucretius (Duskwight M Elezen based Garlean with black and white streaked hair, black lipstick, tusk teeth, pink eyes and heavy scarring around his eyes and body) with both dressed in latex and leather BDSM gear while posed in a leather chair in the middle of a white neon and glass box. Valefor lays on his stomach atop Paxton's chest, his legs wrapped around Paxton's neck as he tugs on a leather leash connected to Paxton's spiked collar. The leash is wrapped around Valefor's tail, stretching down under his arm to wrap around it with the end held in his hand as he rests the other against his cheek. Paxton meanwhile smokes a large cigar, cupping Valefor's rear in his hold. Both wear masks, with Val in a plain black latex one and Paxton in a black ceramic one carved into the shape of a dog's jaws. An NSFW gpose of my OCs Valefor Tenebreaux (Duskwight M Elezen, pale blue and white hair that covers his eyes, heavily pierced ears, a Dahak tail, shark teeth, spines running down his back and arms, glowing blue body markings and blackened limbs) and Paxton Viator Lucretius (Duskwight M Elezen based Garlean with black and white streaked hair, black lipstick, tusk teeth, pink eyes and heavy scarring around his eyes and body) with both dressed in latex and leather BDSM gear while posed in a leather chair in the middle of a white neon and glass box. Valefor lays on his stomach atop Paxton's chest, his legs wrapped around Paxton's neck as he tugs on a leather leash connected to Paxton's spiked collar. The leash is wrapped around Valefor's tail, stretching down under his arm to wrap around it with the end held in his hand as he rests the other against his cheek. Paxton meanwhile smokes a large cigar, cupping Valefor's rear in his hold. Both wear masks, with Val in a plain black latex one and Paxton in a black ceramic one carved into the shape of a dog's jaws. An NSFW gpose of my OCs Valefor Tenebreaux (Duskwight M Elezen, pale blue and white hair that covers his eyes, heavily pierced ears, a Dahak tail, shark teeth, spines running down his back and arms, glowing blue body markings and blackened limbs) and Paxton Viator Lucretius (Duskwight M Elezen based Garlean with black and white streaked hair, black lipstick, tusk teeth, pink eyes and heavy scarring around his eyes and body) with both dressed in latex and leather BDSM gear while posed in a leather chair in the middle of a white neon and glass box. Valefor lays on his stomach atop Paxton's chest, his legs wrapped around Paxton's neck as he tugs on a leather leash connected to Paxton's spiked collar. The leash is wrapped around Valefor's tail, stretching down under his arm to wrap around it with the end held in his hand as he rests the other against his cheek. Paxton meanwhile smokes a large cigar, cupping Valefor's rear in his hold. In this image, the couple's masks have also been removed.
September 23, 2026 at 2:52 AM
societyepicurus.bsky.social
Lucretius, on the end of the world
How to Face the End of the World: An Ancient Guide to Apocalyptic Times
An exclusive excerpt from Prof. Christopher Star and Princeton University Press
platosacademycentre.substack.com
September 22, 2026 at 6:02 PM
malimar.bsky.social
Lucretius came up with this two thousand years ago, claimed atoms sometimes randomly "swerve" and therefore free will, and he was just as wrong then.
September 22, 2026 at 5:32 PM