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  • Lucretius on Matter and the Void

    Lucretius on Matter and the Void

    In Book I of On the Nature of Things[1], Lucretius provides arguments for the existence of two main things that exist: matter and the void. Further, he argues that there are no other types of things besides these. First, Lucretius asserts that matter is known to exist by means of sensory perception. We see matter, we…