Arthur Leibniz

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-7456-8637-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Classic Thinkers

Few philosophers have left a legacy like that of GottfriedWilhelm Leibniz. He has been credited not only with inventing thedifferential calculus, but also with anticipating the basic ideasof modern logic, information science, and fractal geometry. He madeimportant contributions to such diverse fields as jurisprudence,geology and etymology, while sketching designs for calculatingmachines, wind pumps, and submarines. But the common presentationof his philosophy as a kind of unworldly idealism is at odds withall this bustling practical activity.
In this book Richard. T. W. Arthur offers a fresh reading ofLeibniz's philosophy, clearly situating it in its scientific,political and theological contexts. He argues that Leibniz aimed toprovide an improved foundation for the mechanical philosophy basedon a new kind of universal language. His contributions to naturalphilosophy are an integral part of this programme, which hismetaphysics, dynamics and organic philosophy were designed tosupport. Rather than denying that substances really exist in spaceand time, as the idealist reading proposes, Leibniz sought toprovide a deeper understanding of substance and body, and a correctunderstanding of space as an order of situations and time as anorder of successive things.
This lively and approachable book will appeal to students ofphilosophy, as well as anyone seeking a stimulating introduction toLeibniz's thought and its continuing relevance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arthur, Richard T. W.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

* Chapter 1: Introduction
* Chapter 2: Logic, language and the Encyclopaedia project
* Chapter 3: Natural philosophy and the science of life
* Chapter 4: Mathematical philosophy
* Chapter 5: The reform of metaphysics
* Chapter 6: Dynamics: the physics and metaphysics of action
* Chapter 7: The philosophy of space and time
* Chapter 8: Morals and politics
* Chapter 9: Leibnizian posterity

Über Autor(innen)

Richard T.W Arthur is Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University.