Epicureanism and Scientific Debates. Epicurean Tradition and its Ancient Reception

New perspectives on Epicureanism in the fields of Epistemology and Ethics.

Epicurean philosophy is a philosophy of knowledge, nature and pleasure. The second part of a two-volume set, this edited collection examines the core areas of Epicureanism : physiology, epistemology and ethics. The study is carried out from multiple perspectives: the reconstruction and analysis of primary sources, an examination of the debates and controversies surrounding the school of Epicurus, and a review of the reception of Epicurean philosophy. By challenging the widespread stereotype of Epicureanism as a dogmatic, closed system of thought, this volume offers a fresh outlook on this philosophy.

The book includes studies of Epicureans linguistic theory and practice, many fundamental aspects of Epicurean epistemology, physiology and ethics and their reception, the communicative strategy of Epicurean works, and the relationship between philosophy and the sciences.

"Epicureanism and Scientific Debates. Epicurean Tradition and its Ancient Reception" was written by Giuliana Leone, Geert Roskam, Jean Baptiste Gourinat, Phillip Mitsis, Wim Nijs, Mauro Bonazzi, Attila Németh, Stefano Maso, Stéphane Marchand and Maddalena Bonelli.

Geert Roskam is Professor of Greek language and literature at KU Leuven.

"Epicureanism and Scientific Debates. Epicurean Tradition and its Ancient Reception" was edited by Francesca Masi, Pierre-Marie Morel and Francesco Verde.

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.

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.

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.

Yes, "Epicureanism and Scientific Debates. Epicurean Tradition and its Ancient Reception" is part of the "Ancient and Medieval Philosophy - Series 1" series.

In association with The De Wulf-Mansion Centre.

About the Series

The series' focus lies primarily on the continuity and thematic transitions between ancient, medieval and renaissance thought, but also includes volumes on specific topics related to any of those periods. ‘Philosophy' is understood broadly to include metaphysics, ethics, natural philosophy, epistemology and philosophy of mind, and philosophical theology. Since the series is particularly devoted to making available Latin and Greek source texts, we welcome critical text editions as well as contributions that are based on philological scrutiny of those texts, without losing sight of their philosophical importance.

Ancient and Medieval Philosophy - Series 1 aims to publish at least two volumes a year and accepts monographs as well as thematically coherent edited volumes in English (without excluding the possibility of French, German, or Italian contributions to edited volumes). Manuscripts should be 80.000 to 120.000 words in length.

Readership

Researchers and graduate students in ancient, medieval and renaissance philosophy, in classics and in history.

Editorial Coordinator

Russell Friedman, KU Leuven, Belgium

Editorial Board

Pieter Beullens, KU Leuven, Belgium
Lisa Devriese, KU Leuven, Belgium
Pieter d'Hoine, KU Leuven, Belgium
Jan Opsomer, KU Leuven, Belgium
Jenny Pelletier, KU Leuven, Belgium
Andrea Robiglio, KU Leuven, Belgium
Carlos Steel, KU Leuven, Belgium
Gerd Van Riel, KU Leuven, Belgium

Advisory Board

Brad Inwood, Yale Universityo, USA
Jill Kraye, The Warburg Institute, London, United Kingdom
John Marenbon, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Lodi Nauta, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Timothy Noone (†) , The Catholic University of America, USA
Robert Pasnau, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
Martin Pickavé, University of Toronto, Canada,
Pasquale Porro, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Geert Roskam, KU Leuven, Belgium

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Proposals and enquiries can be sent to  editorial coordinator Russell L. Friedman. Please send a preliminary abstract (3-4 pp.) and a short bio. Upon approval of this abstract, the full manuscript will be submitted to international peer review.

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Introduction
Francesca Masi, Pierre-Marie Morel, and Francesco Verde

Part I Epistemology

The Scientific Lexicon in Epicurus, On Nature XI: Some Observations
Giuliana Leone

Epicurean akribeia
Pierre-Marie Morel

Epicurus on the Arts and Sciences: A Reappraisal
Geert Roskam

Τò προσμένον: Epicurus’ Propositional Theory of Truth
Francesco Verde

The Elaboration of Prolepsis between Epicurus and the Stoics: A Common Challenge to Innatism?
Jean-Baptiste Gourinat

Science, Ethics, and ἀνάγκη in Epicurean Thought
Phillip Mitsis

Part II Ethics and its scientific background

Medicina ancilla philosophiae: The Epicurean Remedy for the Fear of a Childless Life
Wim Nijs

Plutarch on Epicurus on Wine
Mauro Bonazzi

Diogenes of Oinoanda and the Epicurean Epistolary Tradition
Attila Németh

Part III Ancient Reception of Epicurean ethics and epistemology

Epicurean Translations/Interpretations by Cicero and Seneca
Stefano Maso

“To inquire implies to know”: Epicurus and Sextus on the Possibility of Knowledge
Stéphane Marchand

Alexander of Aphrodisias and the Naturalness of Justice (Mantissa 19): An Attack Against Epicurus?
Maddalena Bonelli

About the Contributors
Index of Ancient Names
Index of Modern Names