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Leibniz (Paperback)
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Leibniz (Paperback)
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Few philosophers have left a legacy like that of Gottfried Leibniz.
He has been credited not only with inventing the differential
calculus, but with anticipating the basic ideas of modern logic,
information science, and fractal geometry. He made important
contributions to such diverse fields as jurisprudence, geology and
etymology, while sketching designs for calculating machines, wind
pumps, and submarines. But the common presentation of his
philosophy as a kind of unworldly idealism is at odds with all this
bustling practical activity.In this book R. T. W. Arthur offers a
fresh reading of Leibniz's philosophy, clearly situating it in its
scientific, political and theological contexts. He argues that
Leibniz aimed to provide an improved foundation for the mechanical
philosophy based on a new kind of universal language. His
contributions to natural philosophy are an integral part of this
programme, which his metaphysics, dynamics and organic philosophy
were designed to support. Rather than denying that substances
really exist in space and time, as the idealist reading proposes,
Leibniz sought to provide a deeper understanding of substance and
body, and a correct understanding of space as an order of
situations and time as an order of successive things.This lively
and approachable book will appeal to students of philosophy, as
well as anyone seeking a stimulating introduction to Leibniz's
thought. Each chapter ends by relating Leibniz's ideas to later
developments, demonstrating his continuing relevance.
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