{"product_id":"studies-on-philodemus-on-signs-9783112231241","title":"Studies on Philodemus' \u003eOn Signs","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Selene I. S. Brumana | Michela Tardella | Francesco Verde\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Surveys - Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo comprehensive volume of scholarly studies has ever been devoted entirely to \u003cem\u003eDe signis\u003c\/em\u003e\/\u003cem\u003eOn Signs\u003c\/em\u003e, a work of considerable importance by the Epicurean philosopher Philodemus of Gadara (1st century BCE) partially preserved in the Herculaneum library (\u003cem\u003ePHerc.\u003c\/em\u003e 1065). The present collection of multilingual essays seeks to fill this gap. \u003cem\u003eDe signis\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most important texts for reconstructing the Hellenistic debate between Epicureans and Stoics concerning inference from signs. It is a document of exceptional importance for the reconstruction of the history of Epicureanism and its doctrinal developments too, and above all, for a detailed understanding of crucial aspects of both Epicurean and Stoic epistemology and theories of language. A serious historical-philosophical reconstruction of Hellenistic epistemologies cannot afford to overlook this work by Philodemus. The present volume is organised into four parts. Part I (\u003cem\u003ePapyrological and Literary Aspects\u003c\/em\u003e) examines Philodemus' treatise from both papyrological and philological-literary perspectives. Part II (\u003cem\u003eSign-Inference\u003c\/em\u003e) explores the theoretical core of \u003cem\u003eDe signis\u003c\/em\u003e: inference from signs. Part III (\u003cem\u003eKey Concepts and Specific Topics\u003c\/em\u003e) scrutinises some of the fundamental concepts in \u003cem\u003eDe signis\u003c\/em\u003e, alongside specific topics addressed in the treatise that help to further clarify its challenging columns. Part IV (\u003cem\u003eHistorical\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eContext\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eReception\u003c\/em\u003e) addresses the historical and cultural context to which \u003cem\u003eDe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003esignis\u003c\/em\u003e belongs, as well as its ancient and modern reception (for instance, by Charles S. Peirce).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"de Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47773686300823,"sku":"9783112231241","price":13163.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783112231241.webp?v=1777980977","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/studies-on-philodemus-on-signs-9783112231241","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}