Items related to Lucretius on Creation and Evolution: A Commentary on...

Lucretius on Creation and Evolution: A Commentary on De Rerum Natura, Book Five, Lines 772-1104 (Oxford Classical Monographs) - Hardcover

Book 55 of 134: Oxford Classical Monographs

Campbell, Gordon

 
9780199263967: Lucretius on Creation and Evolution: A Commentary on De Rerum Natura, Book Five, Lines 772-1104 (Oxford Classical Monographs)

Synopsis

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.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Gordon Campbell is Lecturer in Ancient Classics at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.