卢克莱修的《物性论》（De rerum natura / On the Nature of Things）展现了公元前 1 世纪科学思想的根基，读来令人着迷。我刚读完；它是逻辑与观察的有趣结合……
On the Nature of Things (De rerum natura) by Lucretius is a fascinating glimpse at the foundation of scientific thought from the 1st century BC. I just finished reading it; it's an interesting mix of combining logic with observation…
……读 10 遍的书：卢梭的《社会契约论》（Social Contract）、柏拉图的《理想国》（Republic）、苏格拉底的《申辩篇》（Apology）、《人如其所思》（As a Man Thinketh）、《国富论》（Inquiry into the Wealth of Nations，如果你能提得起精力的话）。值得读 3 遍的书：卢克莱修的《物性论》（On the Nature of Things），以及《西方世界名著》（Great Books of the Western World）书单里的大多数书
…10 times: Social Contract (Rousseau), Republic (of Plato), Apology (Socrates), As a Man Think, Inquiry into the Wealth of Nation (if you can muster the energy) Books worth reading 3 times: Lucretius (on the nature of things) And pretty much most books in the Great Books of the Western World list
我最近读了《大转向》（The Swerve），这是一本关于卢克莱修《物性论》（On the Nature of Things）的书。写得非常好，让读《物性论》变得更加享受了。了解这些历史背景和来龙去脉简直——讽刺的是——犹如神助。虽然我同意他关于……的观点
I recently read, The Swerve about On the Nature of Things by Lucretius. It was very well written has made reading On the Nature of things that much more enjoyable. Getting that context and backstory was -ironically- a godsend. While I agree with his point about…
首先，要理解伊壁鸠鲁说了什么，我强烈推荐卢克莱修的《物性论》（On the Nature of Things）。这是一部优美（且富有诗意）阐述伊壁鸠鲁核心思想的著作。其次，对文章副标题挑个小刺：虽然伊壁鸠鲁在广义上确实是斯多葛学派的“对手”，……
First, to understand what Epicurus said, I strongly recommend "On the Nature of things" by Lucretius. It's a beautiful (and poetic) work on the core ideas of Epicurus. Second, a small nit-pick on the subtitle of the article: while Epicurus was a "rival" to the Stoics in a broad sense,…
……当今。当然，《圣经》对西方文化产生了巨大的影响，但究竟是弊大于利还是利大于弊，完全值得商榷。从卢克莱修的《物性论》（De Rerum Natura / On the Nature of Things）中能学到的东西，比从《圣经》里学到的还要多。
…today. Of course the bible had a lot of influence on western culture but one could argue whether it was not more detrimental than beneficial. There is more to be learnt from Lucretius' De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things) than from The Bible.
…通读了一遍。《科学怪人》（Frankenstein）：玛丽·雪莱的经典之作。我开始收集企鹅经典（Penguin Classics）的新系列，导言写得真有见地。这些版本考据扎实、制作精良。《物性论》（The Nature of Things）：卢克莱修的长诗。终于读到这本书真是大开眼界。原子论、心理学、诗意隐喻……来自几千年前。……可能还有更多我给忘了的。
…through it. Frankenstein: Mary Shelley's classic. I started collecting the new Penguin Classics line and the introductions are really insightful. These are well-researched and produced editions. The Nature of Things: The epic from Lucretius. It was really eye-opening to finally read this book. Atomism, psychology, and poetic metaphors... from thousands of years ago. ... probably more I'm forgetting.
卢克莱修的《物性论》（De rerum natura / On the Nature of Things）展现了公元前 1 世纪科学思想的根基，读来令人着迷。我刚读完；它是逻辑与观察的有趣结合……
On the Nature of Things (De rerum natura) by Lucretius is a fascinating glimpse at the foundation of scientific thought from the 1st century BC. I just finished reading it; it's an interesting mix of combining logic with observation…
……读 10 遍的书：卢梭的《社会契约论》（Social Contract）、柏拉图的《理想国》（Republic）、苏格拉底的《申辩篇》（Apology）、《人如其所思》（As a Man Thinketh）、《国富论》（Inquiry into the Wealth of Nations，如果你能提得起精力的话）。值得读 3 遍的书：卢克莱修的《物性论》（On the Nature of Things），以及《西方世界名著》（Great Books of the Western World）书单里的大多数书
…10 times: Social Contract (Rousseau), Republic (of Plato), Apology (Socrates), As a Man Think, Inquiry into the Wealth of Nation (if you can muster the energy) Books worth reading 3 times: Lucretius (on the nature of things) And pretty much most books in the Great Books of the Western World list
我最近读了《大转向》（The Swerve），这是一本关于卢克莱修《物性论》（On the Nature of Things）的书。写得非常好，让读《物性论》变得更加享受了。了解这些历史背景和来龙去脉简直——讽刺的是——犹如神助。虽然我同意他关于……的观点
I recently read, The Swerve about On the Nature of Things by Lucretius. It was very well written has made reading On the Nature of things that much more enjoyable. Getting that context and backstory was -ironically- a godsend. While I agree with his point about…
首先，要理解伊壁鸠鲁说了什么，我强烈推荐卢克莱修的《物性论》（On the Nature of Things）。这是一部优美（且富有诗意）阐述伊壁鸠鲁核心思想的著作。其次，对文章副标题挑个小刺：虽然伊壁鸠鲁在广义上确实是斯多葛学派的“对手”，……
First, to understand what Epicurus said, I strongly recommend "On the Nature of things" by Lucretius. It's a beautiful (and poetic) work on the core ideas of Epicurus. Second, a small nit-pick on the subtitle of the article: while Epicurus was a "rival" to the Stoics in a broad sense,…
……当今。当然，《圣经》对西方文化产生了巨大的影响，但究竟是弊大于利还是利大于弊，完全值得商榷。从卢克莱修的《物性论》（De Rerum Natura / On the Nature of Things）中能学到的东西，比从《圣经》里学到的还要多。
…today. Of course the bible had a lot of influence on western culture but one could argue whether it was not more detrimental than beneficial. There is more to be learnt from Lucretius' De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things) than from The Bible.
…通读了一遍。《科学怪人》（Frankenstein）：玛丽·雪莱的经典之作。我开始收集企鹅经典（Penguin Classics）的新系列，导言写得真有见地。这些版本考据扎实、制作精良。《物性论》（The Nature of Things）：卢克莱修的长诗。终于读到这本书真是大开眼界。原子论、心理学、诗意隐喻……来自几千年前。……可能还有更多我给忘了的。
…through it. Frankenstein: Mary Shelley's classic. I started collecting the new Penguin Classics line and the introductions are really insightful. These are well-researched and produced editions. The Nature of Things: The epic from Lucretius. It was really eye-opening to finally read this book. Atomism, psychology, and poetic metaphors... from thousands of years ago. ... probably more I'm forgetting.