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Lucretius on Creation and Evolution. A Commentary on De Rerum Natura Book Five, Lines 772-1104

By Gordon Campbell

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
0199263965
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
37 MB (39217116 bytes)
Series
Oxford Classical Monographs
Edition
1
Pages
380\380
Time added
2017-06-12 13:20:25
Lucretius

Description

Lucretius' account of the origin of life, the origin of species, and human prehistory (first century BC) is the longest and most detailed account extant from the ancient world. It is a mechanistic theory that does away with the need for any divine design, and has been seen as a forerunner of Darwin's theory of evolution. This commentary seeks to locate Lucretius in both the ancient and modern contexts. The recent revival of creationism makes this study particularly relevant to contemporary debate, and indeed, many of the central questions posed by creationists are those Lucretius attempts to answer.

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