Lucretian Thought in Late Stuart England: Debates about the Nature of the Soul
| Author | : L. Linker |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2013-11-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137399885 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137399880 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (880 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Lucretian Thought in Late Stuart England: Debates about the Nature of the Soul by : L. Linker
Download or read book Lucretian Thought in Late Stuart England: Debates about the Nature of the Soul written by L. Linker and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did writers understand the soul in late seventeenth-century England? This book considers depictions of the soul in literary texts that engage with Lucretius's Epicurean philosophy in De rerum natura or through the writings of the most important natural philosopher to disseminate Epicurean atomism in England, Walter Charleton (1619-1707).