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Leibniz and China - A Commerce of Light (Paperback)
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Leibniz and China - A Commerce of Light (Paperback)
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Why was Leibniz so fascinated by Chinese philosophy and culture?
What specific forms did his interest take? How did his interest
compare with the relative indifference of his philosophical
contemporaries and near-contemporaries such as Spinoza and Locke?
In this highly original book, Franklin Perkins examines Leibniz's
voluminous writings on the subject and suggests that his interest
was founded in his own philosophy: the nature of his metaphysical
and theological views required him to take Chinese thought
seriously. Leibniz was unusual in holding enlightened views about
the intellectual profitability of cultural exchange, and in a
broad-ranging discussion Perkins charts these views, their
historical context, and their social and philosophical
ramifications. The result is an illuminating philosophical study
which also raises wider questions about the perils and rewards of
trying to understand and learn from a different culture.
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