Epicureanism and Scientific Debates. Antiquity and Late Reception: Language, Medicine, Meteorology

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).

Author: Francesca Masi
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Published: 07/15/2023
Series: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy-Series 1 #64
Pages: 350
Weight: 1.47lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9789462703735