Lucretian Thought in Late Stuart England: Debates about the Nature of the Soul [electronic resource] /
Linker, L.author.
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).
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""Cover""; ""Half-Ttile""; ""Title""; ""Copyrights""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Great Vibrations                                     ""; ""1 Competing Motions                          ""; ""2 Outrageous Motions                           ""; ""3 Hysterical Motions                           ""; ""4 Contrary Motions                         ""; ""Conclusion: The Spirits of the Soul                                          ""; ""Bibliography                   ""; ""Index            ""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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).
Lucretius Carus, Titus.
Lucretius Carus, Titus
History, Modern.
Literature.
Language and languages—Philosophy.
Literature, Modern.
Literature—History and criticism.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Modern History.
Literature, general.
Philosophy of Language.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Literary History.
Classical Philosophy.