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Lucretius on Creation and Evolution - A Commentary on De rerum natura Book 5 Lines 772-1104 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R6,238
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Lucretius on Creation and Evolution - A Commentary on De rerum natura Book 5 Lines 772-1104 (Hardcover): Gordon Campbell

Lucretius on Creation and Evolution - A Commentary on De rerum natura Book 5 Lines 772-1104 (Hardcover)

Gordon Campbell

Series: Oxford Classical Monographs

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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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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Oxford Classical Monographs
Release date: November 2003
First published: 2004
Authors: Gordon Campbell
Dimensions: 220 x 145 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-926396-7
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
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Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
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LSN: 0-19-926396-5
Barcode: 9780199263967

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