This article outlines an exegetical method applicable to the technical-scientific language employed in Epicurus’ On Nature. The author addresses the question of the immobility (mone) of the earth in light of a passage from Book XI of On Nature devoted to the study of celestial and meteorological phenomena, reconstructing the meaning of a key term used by Epicurus, pyknotes, ‘density’, and related words through an examination of the various contexts in which they occur within Epicurus’ corpus.
The Scientific Lexicon in Epicurus, On Nature XI: Some Observations, in Epicureanism and Scientific Debates: Epicurean Tradition and its Ancient Reception / Leone, Giuliana. - II. Epistemology and Ethics:(2024), pp. 11-24.
The Scientific Lexicon in Epicurus, On Nature XI: Some Observations, in Epicureanism and Scientific Debates: Epicurean Tradition and its Ancient Reception
Giuliana Leone
2024
Abstract
This article outlines an exegetical method applicable to the technical-scientific language employed in Epicurus’ On Nature. The author addresses the question of the immobility (mone) of the earth in light of a passage from Book XI of On Nature devoted to the study of celestial and meteorological phenomena, reconstructing the meaning of a key term used by Epicurus, pyknotes, ‘density’, and related words through an examination of the various contexts in which they occur within Epicurus’ corpus.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
