Madness in Lucretius' De rerum natura

In the following thesis I examine the experience and etiology of madness in Epicurean philosophy and focus on Lucretius’ accounts of epistemology, disease and emotion in De rerum natura. I situate my general argument within Lucretius’ accounts of the physical and cognitive aspects of emotional disorder.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Classical Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Shelton, Matthew James

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Chandler, Clive

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11946

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11946