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Name:
Titus Lucretius Carus Lucretius
Dates:
Born: 99 BCE
Died: 55 BCE
Biography:
Titus Lucretius Carus Lucretius was a Roman philosopher who advocated a
consistent and thorough naturalism. As a result, Lucretius argued that there was
no immortal soul and that people who accept traditional religious doctrines are
being unacceptably superstitious. His book De Rerum Natura (On the
Nature of Things) explains and defends Epicurus' materialistic philosophy,
making him a target for later Christian apologists.
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