CHAPTER XVII.. The Epicurean Views of Nature.

THE EPICUREAN VIEWS OF NATURE.

A. General Views on Nature 434 1. Object, value, and method of the study of nature 434 2. Mechanical explanation of nature 437 3. Atoms and empty space 439 B. The World 444 1. The swerving aside of atoms 444 2. Origin of the world 447 3. Arrangement of the universe 449 4. Plants and animals 451 C. Mankind 451 1. Origin of the human race 451 2. The soul 453 3. Sensation 457 4. Will 459