Leibniz on Compossibility and Possible Worlds (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This volume brings together a number of original articles by leading Leibniz scholars to address the meaning and significance of Leibniz's notions of compossibility and possible worlds. In order to avoid the conclusion that everything that exists is necessary, or that all possibles are actual, as Spinoza held, Leibniz argued that not all possible substances are compossible, that is, capable of coexisting. In Leibniz's view, the compossibility relation divides all possible substances into disjoint sets, each of which constitutes a possible world, or a way that God might have created things. For Leibniz, then, it is the compossibility relation that individuates possible worlds; and possible worlds form the objects of God's choice, from among which he chooses the best for creation. Thus the notions of compossibility and possible worlds are of major significance for Leibniz's metaphysics, his theodicy, and, ultimately, for his ethics. Given the fact, however, that none of the approaches to understanding Leibniz's notions of compossibility and possible words suggested to date have gained universal acceptance, the goal of this book is to gather a body of new papers that explore ways of either refining previous interpretations in light of the objections that have been raised against them, or ways of framing new interpretations that will contribute to a fresh understanding of these key notions in Leibniz's thought.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	The New Synthese Historical Library, 75
Release date:	2017
First published:	2016
Editors:	Gregory Brown • Yual Chiek
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-42693-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology
LSN:	3-319-42693-1
Barcode:	9783319426938

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