On the Nature of Things
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1. OF THE NATURE OF THINGS2. BOOK I3. SUBSTANCE IS ETERNAL4. THE VOID5. NOTHING EXISTS per se EXCEPT ATOMS AND THE VOID6. CHARACTER OF THE ATOMS7. CONFUTATION OF OTHER PHILOSOPHERS8. THE INFINITY OF THE UNIVERSE9. PROEM10. ATOMIC MOTIONS11. ATOMIC FORMS AND THEIR COMBINATIONS12. INFINITE WORLDS13. PROEM14. NATURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE MIND15. THE SOUL IS MORTAL16. FOLLY OF THE FEAR OF DEATH17. PROEM18. EXISTENCE AND CHARACTER OF THE IMAGES19. THE SENSES AND MENTAL PICTURES20. SOME VITAL FUNCTIONS21. THE PASSION OF LOVE22. PROEM23. THE WORLD IS NOT ETERNAL24. ORIGINS OF VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL LIFE25. ORIGINS AND SAVAGE PERIOD OF MANKIND26. BEGINNINGS OF CIVILIZATION27. PROEM28. GREAT METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, ETC.29. THE PLAGUE ATHENS