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Language Theory, Scientific Terminology, and Linguistic Controversies in Epicurus’ On Nature
No full textIn Book XXVIII of On Nature, Epicurus deals with epistemological issues related to the use of language. More specifically, he seems to be interested, on the one hand, in addressing the problem of errors that can emerge from the use of ordinary language in the philosophical sphere and, on the other, in indicating the most suitable tools and methods to justify this use, as well as to verify its correctness. The author, moreover, seems to be engaged in a double dialectical confrontation: firstly, he directly addresses his pupil Metrodorus, in a work of revision of previously held theories; secondly, he attacks the theories and linguistic practices of some non-Epicurean opponents. The aim of the present article will be to examine the nature and purpose of this confrontation in light of a broader examination of the various linguistic polemics present in other extant parts of On Nature. First we will examine some columns of Book XXVIII in which Epicurus engages in a dialectical confrontation with Metrodorus and his opponents. Second we will analyze some passages from other books of On Nature, namely II, XIV and, above all, XXV, which report other linguistic polemics in which Epicurus was involved. Finally we will try to show that a comparison with the other parts of On Nature helps to clarify the object, aim and nature of the polemic that runs through Book XXVIII. As we will try to show, this investigation can contribute to a more precise delineation of Epicurus’ theory of language and linguistic practice in the philosophical sphere, while perhaps also clarifying some notoriously problematic and widely debated aspects of his semantic theor
Quaesitor urnam movet. Un'immagine della procedura per quaestionem in Verg. Aen. 6.432.
No full textMasi Doria Carla. Quaesitor urnam movet. Un'immagine della procedura per quaestionem in Verg. Aen. 6.432. In: Histoire, espaces et marges de l'Antiquité : hommages à Monique Clavel-Lévêque. Tome 3. Besançon : Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l'Antiquité, 2004. pp. 222-248. (Collection « ISTA », 934
Ragione, fortuna e prosperità. L'incidenza della sorte sull'azione e la felicità. Aristotele, Fisica B 5, 197a25-32
No full textDroit et nature: inundatio, mutatio alvei et interitus rei: un cas entre ius Romanorum et tradition du droit romain.
No full textMasi Doria Carla. Droit et nature : inundatio, mutatio alvei et interitus rei. Un cas entre ius romanorum et tradition du droit romain . In: Espaces intégrés et ressources naturelles dans l'Empire romain. Actes du colloque de l'Université de Laval - Québec (5-8 mars 2003) Besançon : Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l'Antiquité, 2004. pp. 201-218. (Collection « ISTA », 939
A comparison between English and Italian dialogic descriptors across text types
No full textIn this work I propose a cross-linguistic (English – Italian) and cross-textual (narrative and argumentative text types) investigation of lexical and formal dialogic descriptors (i.e. verbs of report and different forms of reporting) by making use of Peirce’s (1965) semiotic principles (cf. their application in Merlini Barbaresi 2003, 1988 and in Bertuccelli Papi 2003). I esp. suggest that, ideally, the same semiotic values should be preserved on the varying linguistic levels of English source texts and Italian target texts. In fact, the work shows that when this does not happen, esp. because of the complexity of the mapping (viz. lack of direct correspondence) between the two lexical systems, alternative adjustments are made and correlated consequences for diagrammaticity (i.e. analogous internal relations within ST and TT) are brought about
Introduction
No full textIntroduzione al volume: Francesca Masi, Pierre-Marie Morel and Francesco Verde (eds.), Epicureanism
and Scientific Debates. Epicurean Tradition and its Ancient Reception. Volume II. Epistemology and Ethics. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 2024
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