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Whose efforts to construct a new Christian humanism were influenced by Lucretius?

  • Various figures of the Enlightenment era

  • Stoics of the Late Republic Era

  • Scholars of the Middle Ages

  • Philosophers of the Silver Age of Rome

Answer

Various figures of the Enlightenment era were influenced by the writings of Lucretius. Lucretius was a Roman poet and philosopher who wrote about Epicureanism, a philosophy that emphasizes the importance of pleasure and the avoidance of pain. Enlightenment figures were drawn to Lucretius's emphasis on reason and his rejection of superstition. They also found his ideas about the nature of the universe and the human condition to be insightful.
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