Epicureanism
- On the Nature of ThingsOn the Nature of Things
A six-book poem explains nature through atoms, from the stars above to the workings of the human mind. Dust dancing in a sunbeam offers a vivid picture of the unseen motion of atoms.
- The Lives and Opinions of Eminent PhilosophersThe Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
Biographies, sayings, and anecdotes introduce Greek philosophers and the different ways they lived and thought. One story shows Diogenes asking Alexander the Great to stop blocking his sunlight.