Lucretius

American  

[loo-kree-shuhs] / luˈkri ʃəs /

noun

1. Titus Lucretius Carus, 97?–54 b.c., Roman poet and philosopher.

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Lucretius British  

/ luːˈkriːʃɪəs /

noun

1. full name Titus Lucretius Carus. ?96–55 _bc , Roman poet and philosopher. In his didactic poem De rerum natura, he expounds Epicurus' atomist theory of the universe

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Other Word Forms

• Lucretian adjective

Example Sentences

Epicurus and Lucretius saw the fear of death as our most debilitating fear, and they argued that we must overcome this fear if we were going to live happy lives.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Set down the creation of the universe as related in Genesis and then add the pagan version outlined by Lucretius and both suddenly invite debate and discussion.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2020

So there he is, among this philosophical elite, who share the rediscovered wisdom of such ancient authors as Plato and Lucretius, recently rediscovered in Florence.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2020

In matters of philosophy, he denounced Romanticism, recovered the teachings of Lucretius, and provoked Nietzsche, Mach, James, Hilbert, and Wittgenstein.

From Scientific American • Nov. 10, 2019

For Lucretius the attraction of iron by a magnet takes place according to a law of nature, and species breed true, dogs producing dogs and cats cats, according to a law of nature.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton