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Leibniz Re-interpreted (Continuum Studies in Philosophy)

By Lloyd Strickland

Book information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2006
ISBN
082649028X, 9780826490285
LCC
B2599.O7 S77 2006
Open Library ID
OL22731171M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (3523912 bytes)
Pages
192\184
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00

Description

"Leibniz Re-interpreted" tackles head on the central idea in Leibniz's philosophy, namely that we live in the best of all possible worlds. Strickland argues that Leibniz's theory has been consistently misunderstood by previous commentators. In the process Strickland provides both an elucidation and reinterpretation of a number of concepts central to Leibniz's work, such as "richness", "simplicity", "harmony" and "incompossibility", and shows where previous attempts to explain these concepts have failed. Thus the book provides an unignorable reinterpretation of many of the core themes of Leibniz's philosophy. This clear and concise study is tightly focussed and assumes no prior acquaintance with Leibniz or optimism. It thus serves as an ideal entry point into Leibniz's philosophy.

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