IntroductionFrancesca Masi, Pierre-Marie Morel, and Francesco VerdePart I EpistemologyThe Scientific Lexicon in Epicurus, On Nature XI: Some ObservationsGiuliana LeoneEpicurean akribeiaPierre-Marie MorelEpicurus on the Arts and Sciences: A ReappraisalGeert RoskamΤò προσμένον: Epicurus’ Propositional Theory of TruthFrancesco VerdeThe Elaboration of Prolepsis between Epicurus and the Stoics: A Common Challenge to Innatism?Jean-Baptiste GourinatScience, Ethics, and ἀνάγκη in Epicurean ThoughtPhillip MitsisPart II Ethics and its scientific backgroundMedicina ancilla philosophiae: The Epicurean Remedy for the Fear of a Childless LifeWim NijsPlutarch on Epicurus on WineMauro BonazziDiogenes of Oinoanda and the Epicurean Epistolary TraditionAttila NémethPart III Ancient Reception of Epicurean ethics and epistemologyEpicurean Translations/Interpretations by Cicero and SenecaStefano Maso“To inquire implies to know”: Epicurus and Sextus on the Possibility of KnowledgeStéphane MarchandAlexander of Aphrodisias and the Naturalness of Justice (Mantissa 19): An Attack Against Epicurus?Maddalena BonelliAbout the ContributorsIndex of Ancient NamesIndex of Modern NamesNew 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.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.