{"product_id":"studies-on-philodemus-on-signs-selene-i-s-brumana-9783112231241","title":"Studies on Philodemus' \u003eOn Signs","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Selene I. S. Brumana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3112231244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783112231241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d","brand":"Selene I. S. Brumana","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49084117745919,"sku":"9783112231241","price":120.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/studies-on-philodemus-on-signs-selene-i-s-brumana-9783112231241","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}