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Epicurus in the Enlightenment

Epicurus in the Enlightenment is the result of original research as manifest both in the chapters themselves and in the process of planning, guiding, assembling, and publishing the volume. The insight gained through my own research on the significance of Epicureanism in 18th-century debates on language and society led me to co-organize an international workshop on the topic. It was convened under the revisionist banner of highlighting conservative and mainstream appropriations of Epicureanism rather than exclusively focusing on its radical manifestations, as had hitherto been the case. The editorial process began at the event itself and continued for three years consequently: it included the invigoration of fresh research outputs for the volume, prompting intellectual cross-fertilisation among participants, and commissioning peer-reviews of each contribution before the publisher’s peer-review of the volume as a whole.