On Nature
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On Nature is a philosophical work, traditionally attributed to the pre-Socratic thinker Empedocles, that expounds his cosmological and physical theories about the composition and processes of the universe.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek text
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didactic poem ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosopher | Empedocles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Empedocles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalView |
cyclical universe
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eternal elements ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
Love (Philia)
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Strife (Neikos) NERFINISHED ⓘ air ⓘ earth ⓘ fire ⓘ water ⓘ |
| form | hexameter verse ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmological treatise
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philosophical poetry ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mixture and separation of elements
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natural processes explained without myth ⓘ origin of the cosmos ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aristotle
NERFINISHED
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later ancient cosmology ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Parmenides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
quotations in later authors
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testimonia in doxographical works ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
cosmic processes
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cosmology ⓘ elements of the universe ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| ontologicalClaim |
no being is annihilated
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nothing comes from nothing ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Pre-Socratic philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Ancient Greek philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposesDoctrine |
Love and Strife as cosmic forces
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four classical elements ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Purifications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
authenticity of some fragments
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relation to Purifications ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
classical philology research
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history of philosophy studies ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | fragmentary ⓘ |
| textualForm | didactic address to a pupil or audience ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Empedocles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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