By Titus Lucretius Carus
By William Ellery Leonard
BOOK I
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
INFINITE WORLDS
BOOK III
PROEM (2)
NATURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE MIND
THE SOUL IS MORTAL
FOLLY OF THE FEAR OF DEATH
BOOK IV
PROEM (3)
EXISTENCE AND CHARACTER OF THE IMAGES
THE SENSES AND MENTAL PICTURES
SOME VITAL FUNCTIONS
THE PASSION OF LOVE
BOOK V
PROEM (4)
THE WORLD IS NOT ETERNAL
ORIGINS OF VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL LIFE
ORIGINS AND SAVAGE PERIOD OF MANKIND
BEGINNINGS OF CIVILIZATION
BOOK VI
PROEM (5)
GREAT METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, ETC.
THE PLAGUE ATHENS
