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* [[Philolaus#Writings|''On Nature'' (Philolaus)]]
* [[Philolaus#Writings|''On Nature'' (Philolaus)]]
* [[On Nature (Epicurus)|''On Nature'' (Epicurus)]]
* [[On Nature (Epicurus)|''On Nature'' (Epicurus)]]

* A somewhat inaccurate but acceptable translation of "[[De Rerum Natura]]", usually translated loosely as "On the Nature of Things", by the Roman philosopher [[Lucretius]].


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On Nature (Περὶ Φύσεως, Peri Physeos) is the name of several works of ancient philosophy, especially by the Pre-Socratics:

  • A somewhat inaccurate but acceptable translation of "De Rerum Natura", usually translated loosely as "On the Nature of Things", by the Roman philosopher Lucretius.