The Continuum companion to Leibniz

List of contributorsPart 1: Leibniz's times and philosophical precursors -- 1. Introduction: Leibniz's life and works -- 2. Descartes and Leibniz -- 3. Leibniz and Hobbes -- 4. Leibniz's fascination with Spinoza -- 5. Malebranche and Leibniz -- Part 2: Leibniz's philosophy -- 6....

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Veröffentlicht: London u.a. Continuum 2011
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Zusammenfassung:List of contributorsPart 1: Leibniz's times and philosophical precursors -- 1. Introduction: Leibniz's life and works -- 2. Descartes and Leibniz -- 3. Leibniz and Hobbes -- 4. Leibniz's fascination with Spinoza -- 5. Malebranche and Leibniz -- Part 2: Leibniz's philosophy -- 6. Leibniz's metaphysics: the path to the monadology -- 7. Logical theory in Leibniz -- 8. Leibniz's theory of cognition -- 9. Leibniz's theory of modality -- 10. Leibniz's theory of causation -- 11. Leibniz's philosophical theology -- 12. Leibniz on free will -- 13. Leibniz's moral philosophy -- 14. Leibniz's contribution to natural philosophy -- 15. Leibniz and life sciences -- 16. Leibnizian mathematics -- Part 3: The aftermath -- 17. Kant, the Leibnizians and Leibniz -- Bibliography -- Index of names
"With entries written by leading scholars in the field of Modern Philosophy, this Companion is an accessible and authoritative reference guide to Leibniz's life, work and legacy. The book includes extended biographical sketches, and an up-to-date fully comprehensive bibliography. Gathering all these resources in one place, the book is an extremely valuable tool for those interested in Leibniz and the era in which he wrote"--Back cover
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:VIII, 334 S.
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24 cm
ISBN:0826429750
0-8264-2975-0
9780826429759
978-0-8264-2975-9