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Leibniz: Nature and Freedom
And J.A. Cover) 9Edited By Donald Rutherford
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Description for Leibniz: Nature and Freedom
paperback. Offers an overview of the state of Leibniz research. This volume revisits 2 key topics in Leibniz's thought, on which he engaged both contemporary and historical arguments. It features articles which provide a framework to situate Leibniz's philosophy of nature and the congenial home for a morally significant freedom that he took it to provide. Editor(s): Rutherford, Donald; Cover, J. A. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
The revival of Leibniz studies in the past twenty-five years has cast important new light on both the context and content of Leibniz's philosophical thought. Where earlier English-language scholarship understood Leibniz's philosophy as issuing from his preoccupations with logic and language, recent work has recommended an account on which theological, ethical, and metaphysical themes figure centrally in Leibniz's thought throughout his career. The significance of these themes to the development of Leibniz's philosophy is the subject of increasing attention by philosophers and historians. This collection of new essays by a distinguished group of scholars offers an up-to-date ... Read more
The revival of Leibniz studies in the past twenty-five years has cast important new light on both the context and content of Leibniz's philosophical thought. Where earlier English-language scholarship understood Leibniz's philosophy as issuing from his preoccupations with logic and language, recent work has recommended an account on which theological, ethical, and metaphysical themes figure centrally in Leibniz's thought throughout his career. The significance of these themes to the development of Leibniz's philosophy is the subject of increasing attention by philosophers and historians. This collection of new essays by a distinguished group of scholars offers an up-to-date ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195143751
SKU
KSG0033306
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About And J.A. Cover) 9Edited By Donald Rutherford
Donald Rutherford is Professor of Philosophy at University of California, San Diego. J. A. Cover is Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University.
Reviews for Leibniz: Nature and Freedom
This collection offers both historical erudition and conceptual elucidation...with a most helpful editorial introduction to Leibniz's system, the essays are of high quality...A particularly excellent essay, for its thematic focus and clarity, is the one by editor Rutherford.
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