Masi / Morel / Verde Epicureanism and Scientific Debates. Antiquity and Late Reception

Volume I. Language, Medicine, Meteorology
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-94-6166-516-4
Verlag: Leuven University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 350 Seiten

New perspectives on Epicureanism in the

fields of language, medicine, and meteorology

Epicureanism is not only a defence of pleasure: it is also a philosophy of science and knowledge. This edited collection explores new pathways for the study of Epicurean scientific thought, a hitherto still understudied domain, and engages systematically and critically with existing theories. It shows that the philosophy of Epicurus and his heirs, from antiquity to the classical age, founded a rigorous and coherent conception of knowledge. This first part of a two-volume set examines more specifically the contribution of Epicureanism in the fields of language, medicine, and meteorology (i.e., celestial, geological and atmospheric phenomena).

Offering a renewed image of Epicureanism, the book includes studies on the nature of human language and on the linguistic aspects of scientific discourse; on the relationship between Epicureanism and ancient medicine, from Hippocrates to Galen; on meteorological phenomena and the method of explaining them; and on the reception of Epicurus's legacy in Gassendi.

This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Masi, Francesca

Morel, Pierre-Marie

Verde, Francesco

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Morel, Pierre-Marie
Pierre-Marie Morel is professor of ancient philosophy at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He has translated Epicurus and Diogenes of Oenonanda into French. He is also the author of several books and studies on ancient philosophy.

Masi, Francesca
Francesca Masi is associate professor of the history of ancient philosophy at the University Ca’ Foscari of Venice. Her main research areas are ontology, physics, psychology and ethics in Classical and Hellenistic Philosophy. She is the author of several studies on Epicurus and Epicureanism.

Verde, Francesco
Francesco Verde is associate professor of the history of ancient philosophy at Sapienza University of Rome. His main research areas are Epicureanism, Aristotelianism of the Hellenistic age, and Academic Scepticism.