{"product_id":"lucretius-and-the-logic-of-venus-paperback","title":"Lucretius and the Logic of Venus - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eV. B. Price\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did Lucretius begin his poem on physics and the philosophy of materialism with an invocation of the Goddess Venus? Is love a mere attraction, a kind of helpless gravity, or is there a holy logic to it, a divine sense to be made both in and beyond cosmic matter, a logic to not only feeling it, but to sustaining it, and meaning it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese questions are what V. B. Price sets out to explore in his response to the Roman poet Lucretius's classic \u003cem\u003eOn the Nature of Things\u003c\/em\u003e. The result is timeless while reaching across time, a philosophical and heartfelt call for pleasure in a world too often reluctant to embrace it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47444295581874,"sku":"9781956375121","price":22.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/22e6057b738407f1d54ad8a85021621f.webp?v=1778702684","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/lucretius-and-the-logic-of-venus-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}