Epicureanism and Scientific Debates. Antiquity and Late Reception: Volume I. Language, Medicine, Meteorology - 64, 1

New perspectives on Epicureanism in thefields of language, medicine, and meteorology

Epicureanism is not only a defence of pleasure: it is also a philosophy ofscience and knowledge. This edited collection explores new pathways for the studyof Epicurean scientific thought, a hitherto still understudied domain, andengages systematically and critically with existing theories. It shows that the philosophy of Epicurus and his heirs, from antiquityto the classical age, founded a rigorous and coherent conception of knowledge.This first part of a two-volume set examines more specifically the contributionof 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 linguisticaspects of scientific discourse; on the relationship between Epicureanism andancient medicine, from Hippocrates to Galen; on meteorological phenomena andthe method of explaining them; and on the reception of Epicurus's legacy inGassendi.  

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