De rerum natura
Lucretius · first published 1486
Mentioned 7 time(s) by 3 guest(s): 0 recommend.
Ada Palmer on Dwarkesh Podcast (2026-06-16): mention
“…is a copy of Lucretius in Machiavelli’s hand…”
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Ada Palmer on Dwarkesh Podcast (2026-06-16): mention
“…Lucretius’ On the Nature of Things, De rerum natura, which is our best capsule of ancient atomism…”
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Ada Palmer on Dwarkesh Podcast (2026-03-06): mention
“…Or we would say Lucretius’s De rerum natura, which I did my dissertation on…”
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Alan Lightman on EconTalk (2024-11-11): mention
“…who wrote a book called The Nature of Things, in which he suggested the atomic process…”
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Ada Palmer on Conversations with Tyler (2023-10-04): mention
“…I have a copy of Lucretius into which I’ve not only put my own annotations…”
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Tom Moynihan on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2021-06-11): mention
“…there were some points in his poem De rerum natura where he puts forward his Epicurean worldview…”
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Alan Lightman on EconTalk (2018-11-05): mention
“…you can read this all the way back in the writings of Lucretius, and the Nature of Things…”
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