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The Birthing of Things: Bergson as a Reader of Lucretius
Footprint, 2014 I examine, in this short paper, the work of Henri Bergson on Lucretius first published in 1884, and argue for its vital significance in understanding the development of his philosophical thinking.
Patrick Healy
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Anselm's Temporal‐Ontological Proof
Noûs, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 645-660, September 2026.ABSTRACT In his Reply to Gaunilo, Anselm presented two additional arguments for the existence of God beyond those that appear in the Proslogion. In “The Logical Structure of Anselm's Argument,” Robert M. Adams isolates each. One, he develops into a modal ontological argument along the lines of other 20th century ontological arguments (e.g., those of ...
Daniel Rubio
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Forme et valeur de la théorie des miroirs chez Lucrèce (De rerum natura, IV, 269-323)
Aitia, 2020 While focusing on the specific topic of mirror images, Lucretius defends the Epicurean idea of the truth of all sensations and the importance of an education of the mind through the reasoning process of the Epicurean school.
Samuel Dumont
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Curating the Unexpected: Stéphane Thidet's “Weeping Stones” Transformed During COVID‐19
Curator: The Museum Journal, Volume 69, Issue 3, Page 437-447, July 2026.ABSTRACT A monumental work by French artist Stéphane Thidet became the nexus for an unexpected interaction between an art installation and wildlife. “Weeping Stones,” which presents a desert‐like world, devoid of greenery, was featured in an exhibition we co‐curated at the Genia Schreiber University Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel, in January 2020.
Tamar Mayer +3 more
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Lucretius and Memmius: De Rerum Natura 1.42
Cadernos de Letras da UFF, 2018 These lines (28-53) from Lucretius' first proem appeal to Venus to make the poem attractive and thus bring peace to the troubled state of Rome through its and her capacity to calm the spirit of war, here symbolised by her erotic domination of her lover ...
Stephen Harrison
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Minor epic: Notes toward a different “Anthropoetry”
Anthropology and Humanism, Volume 51, Issue 1, June 2026.Abstract Anthropologists have often turned to poetry as a means of accessing emotional registers of which conventional academic prose is unable to avail. In doing so, they have tacitly conflated poetry with lyric poetry, today probably the most widely practiced poetic genre, associated in particular with the expression of inner feelings and subjectival
Stuart McLean
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Ciceroniana On Line, 2020 This contribution suggests the hypothesis of a rather late dating, in the context of the Epicurean tradition, of the anti-sceptical dispute conducted by Lucretius in the fourth book of his poem (spec. vv. 469-521). To this end, some parallels between the
Chiara Rover, CR
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On Schopenhauer's Debt to Spinoza1
European Journal of Philosophy, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 656-672, June 2026.Abstract Schopenhauer offers ‘nature is not divine but demonic’ as a direct rebuttal of Spinoza's pantheism, his identification of ‘nature’ with ‘God’. And so, one would think, he ought to have been immune to the ‘Spinozism’ that became, as Heine called it, ‘the unofficial religion’ of the age.
Julian Young
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Dictynna, 2023 In his Letter 79 (probably written in c. AD 64) Seneca asks his addressee, Lucilius, who was then serving as procurator of Sicily, to send him a report on his travels around the island, including information specifically on Charybdis and Lucilius’ climb ...
Myrto Garani
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No App, No Entry: Conceptualizing Digital Technology Captivity in Service Access
Psychology &Marketing, Volume 43, Issue 5, Page 974-985, May 2026.ABSTRACT We introduce Digital Technology Captivity (DTC), a form of consumer vulnerability that arises when digital technologies become the mandatory gateway to essential services. When access is tied to systems that feel unfamiliar, complex, or intimidating—and when preferred alternatives are limited—consumers may experience heightened vulnerability ...
Carolyn Wilson‐Nash +4 more
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