Lucretius
Born: BC 99
Died: BC 55
DE RERUM NATURA
The Pursuit of Happiness
It's still magic to me.
a creation story
Favourite word unheard before - unbeclouded.
Dualism Galore - hot/cold/smooth/rough, fire/frost, abundance/rarity
I love the use of the senses; odour, colour, temperature and sound
page 50 line 503 - And the gilded race of peacocks dipped in iridescent grace
I was struck by the description of the grieving mother cow for her calf - page 46-47 lines 353-370
The modern dairy industry is in denial of this today.
"You must confess that there are other worlds with other races
of people and other kinds of animals in other places" - page 68 line 1074-1075
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Lucretius addresses food security on pages 70-71 line 1141-1175
"At length, with age, the food supply will fail,..."
Great Mother
Limits at either extreme - page 51 lines 511-513
"...and since the world is found
To have at either extreme a limit by which it is bound,
You must admit atomic shapes are finite in their number."
page 51 line 515 "Between the heat of fire at one end down to hoar's - frost's chill-...."
The image that came to mind is the Earth's centre - equator- as hot and the Northern and Southern tips are cold. The inner core is hot and the outer space is cold.
The Mind in Pain - mental dread
Seeds of Wind = Breath
Seeds of Heat = Warmth in Body
Lucretius believes the "mind and spirit are bound up with one another..." page 76 line 136
"That spirit's yoked to mind...' page 77 line 158
Mind-Spirit
Judgement
Understanding
Mind-Spirit
Physical - Movement of Body
Requires Touch = Material
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