Possibility, Agency, and Individuality in Leibniz's Metaphysics

2007. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-4020-5244-6
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 61, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1270 g

Reihe: The New Synthese Historical Library

This book reveals a thread that runs through Leibniz’s metaphysics: from his logical notion of possible individuals to his notion of actual, nested ones. It presents Leibniz’s subtle approach to possibility and explores some of its consequential repercussions in his metaphysics. The book provides an original approach to the questions of individuation and relations in Leibniz, offering a novel account of Leibniz’s notion of Nested Individuals.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nachtomy, Ohad

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Leibniz’s Combinatorial Approach to Possibility.- Possible Individuals.- The Individual’s Place in Logical Space.- Individuals, Worlds and Relations.- Possibility and Actuality.- Agency and Freedom.- Agency and Necessity.- Aggregates.- Nested Individuals.- Possibility and Individuality.