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Philosophical Papers and Letters - A Selection (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 1989): L.E. Loemker Philosophical Papers and Letters - A Selection (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 1989)
L.E. Loemker; G. W. Leibniz
R10,117 Discovery Miles 101 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The selections contained in these volumes from the papers and letters of Leibniz are intended to serve the student in two ways: first, by providing a more adequate and balanced conception of the full range and penetration of Leibniz's creative intellectual powers; second, by inviting a fresher approach to his intellectual growth and a clearer perception of the internal strains in his thinking, through a chronological arrangement. Much confusion has arisen in the past through a neglect of the develop ment of Leibniz's ideas, and Couturat's impressive plea, in his edition of the Opuscu/es et fragments (p. xii), for such an arrangement is valid even for incomplete editions. The beginning student will do well, however, to read the maturer writings of Parts II, III, and IV first, leaving Part I, from a period too largely neglected by Leibniz criticism, for a later study of the still obscure sources and motives of his thought. The Introduction aims primarily to provide cultural orientation and an exposition of the structure and the underlying assumptions of the philosophical system rather than a critical evaluation. I hope that together with the notes and the Index, it will provide those aids to the understanding which the originality of Leibniz's scientific, ethical, and metaphysical efforts deserve."

Confessio Philosophi - Papers Concerning the Problem of Evil, 1671–1678 (Hardcover): G. W. Leibniz Confessio Philosophi - Papers Concerning the Problem of Evil, 1671–1678 (Hardcover)
G. W. Leibniz; Translated by Robert C. Sleigh, Jr.
R2,827 Discovery Miles 28 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume contains papers that represent Leibniz's early thoughts on the problem of evil, centering on a dialogue, the Confessio philosophi, in which he formulates a general account of God's relation to sin and evil that becomes a fixture in his thinking.

How can God be understood to be the ultimate cause, asks Leibniz, without God being considered as the author of sin, a conclusion incompatible with God's holiness?

Leibniz's attempts to justify the way of God to humans lead him to deep discussion of related topics: the nature of free choice, the problems of necessitarianism and fatalism, the nature of divine justice and holiness. All but one of the writings presented here are available in English for the first time.

The Leibniz-Des Bosses Correspondence (Hardcover): G. W. Leibniz The Leibniz-Des Bosses Correspondence (Hardcover)
G. W. Leibniz; Translated by Brandon Look, Donald Rutherford
R2,533 Discovery Miles 25 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume is a critical edition of the ten-year correspondence (1706-1716) between Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, one of Europe's most influential early modern thinkers, and Bartholomew Des Bosses, a Jesuit theologian who was keen to bring together Leibniz's philosophy and the Aristotelian philosophy and religious doctrines accepted by his order. The letters offer crucial insights into Leibniz's final metaphysics and into the intellectual life of the eighteenth century.
Brandon C. Look and Donald Rutherford present seventy-one of Leibniz's and Des Bosses's letters in the original Latin and in careful English translation. Few of the letters have been translated into English before. The editors also provide extensive annotations, deletions, and marginalia from Leibniz's various drafts, and a substantial introduction setting the context for the correspondence and analyzing the main philosophical issues.

Logical Papers (Hardcover): G. W. Leibniz Logical Papers (Hardcover)
G. W. Leibniz
R3,456 R2,934 Discovery Miles 29 340 Save R522 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A selection translated and edited with an introduction by G.H.R. Parkinson.

Writing on China (Paperback): G. W. Leibniz Writing on China (Paperback)
G. W. Leibniz; Volume editing by Daniel J. Cook, Henry Rosemont; Edited by Henry Rosemont Jr
R599 R498 Discovery Miles 4 980 Save R101 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
New Essays on Human Understanding Abridged edition (Abridged, Paperback, Abridged edition): G. W. Leibniz New Essays on Human Understanding Abridged edition (Abridged, Paperback, Abridged edition)
G. W. Leibniz; Edited by Peter Remnant, Jonathan Bennett
R793 Discovery Miles 7 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is an abridgement of the complete translation of the New Essays, first published in 1981, designed for use as a study text. The material extraneous to philosophy - more than a third of the original - and the glossary of notes have been cut and a philosophical introduction and bibliography of work on Leibniz have been provided by the translators. The marginal pagination has been retained for ease of cross-reference to the full edition. The work itself is an acknowledged philosophical classic, in which Leibniz argues point by point with Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding. The result is the single most important confrontation between the philosophical traditions of rationalism and empiricism. It makes an extremely suitable focus for the study of Leibniz's thought and of those two traditions in relation to one another.

Philosophical Papers and Letters - A Selection (Paperback, 2nd ed. 1989): L.E. Loemker Philosophical Papers and Letters - A Selection (Paperback, 2nd ed. 1989)
L.E. Loemker; G. W. Leibniz
R11,305 Discovery Miles 113 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The selections contained in these volumes from the papers and letters of Leibniz are intended to serve the student in two ways: first, by providing a more adequate and balanced conception of the full range and penetration of Leibniz's creative intellectual powers; second, by inviting a fresher approach to his intellectual growth and a clearer perception of the internal strains in his thinking, through a chronological arrangement. Much confusion has arisen in the past through a neglect of the develop ment of Leibniz's ideas, and Couturat's impressive plea, in his edition of the Opuscu/es et fragments (p. xii), for such an arrangement is valid even for incomplete editions. The beginning student will do well, however, to read the maturer writings of Parts II, III, and IV first, leaving Part I, from a period too largely neglected by Leibniz criticism, for a later study of the still obscure sources and motives of his thought. The Introduction aims primarily to provide cultural orientation and an exposition of the structure and the underlying assumptions of the philosophical system rather than a critical evaluation. I hope that together with the notes and the Index, it will provide those aids to the understanding which the originality of Leibniz's scientific, ethical, and metaphysical efforts deserve."

G. W. Leibniz: Leibnitz's Deutsche Schriften. Band 2 (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2019 ed.): G. E. Guhrauer G. W. Leibniz: Leibnitz's Deutsche Schriften. Band 2 (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2019 ed.)
G. E. Guhrauer; G. W. Leibniz
R5,810 Discovery Miles 58 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
G. W. Leibniz: Leibnitz's Deutsche Schriften. Band 1 (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2019 ed.): G. E. Guhrauer G. W. Leibniz: Leibnitz's Deutsche Schriften. Band 1 (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2019 ed.)
G. E. Guhrauer; G. W. Leibniz
R5,212 Discovery Miles 52 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Leibniz: New Essays on Human Understanding (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): G. W. Leibniz Leibniz: New Essays on Human Understanding (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
G. W. Leibniz; Edited by Peter Remnant, Jonathan Bennett
R1,451 Discovery Miles 14 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Challenging Locke's views in Essays on Human Understanding chapter by chapter, Leibniz's references to his contemporaries and his discussion of the ideas and institutions of the age make this work a fascinating and valuable document in the history of ideas.

Leibniz and Clarke: Correspondence - Correspondence (Paperback): G. W. Leibniz, Samuel Clarke, Roger Ariew Leibniz and Clarke: Correspondence - Correspondence (Paperback)
G. W. Leibniz, Samuel Clarke, Roger Ariew
R434 R410 Discovery Miles 4 100 Save R24 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For this new edition, Roger Ariew has adapted Samuel Clarke's edition of 1717, modernizing it to reflect contemporary English usage. Ariew's introduction places the correspondence in historical context and discusses the vibrant philosophical climate of the times. Appendices provide those selections from the works of Newton that Clarke frequently refers to in the correspondence. A bibliography is also included.

Philosophical Texts (Paperback): G. W. Leibniz Philosophical Texts (Paperback)
G. W. Leibniz; Edited by R. S. Woolhouse, Richard Francks; Introduction by R. S. Woolhouse
R1,289 Discovery Miles 12 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume collects together some of Leibniz's most important texts including the Discourse on Metaphysics (1686), the New System (1695), and the Monadology (1714). Also included are critical reactions to the works by some of Leibniz's contemporaries: Antoine Arnauld, Pierre Bayle, and Simon Foucher, together with Leibniz's responses.

The texts are supplemented by a substantial editorial introduction, summaries of each of the texts, extensive endnotes, and full bibliography, making this an invaluable introduction to Leibniz's philosophy.

Concerning God and Discourse on Metaphysics (Paperback): G. W. Leibniz, B. Spinoza Concerning God and Discourse on Metaphysics (Paperback)
G. W. Leibniz, B. Spinoza
R209 Discovery Miles 2 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Discurso de metafisica (edicao de bolso) (Portuguese, Paperback): G. W. Leibniz Discurso de metafisica (edicao de bolso) (Portuguese, Paperback)
G. W. Leibniz
R669 Discovery Miles 6 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Labyrinth of the Continuum - Writings on the Continuum Problem, 1672-1686 (Paperback): G. W. Leibniz The Labyrinth of the Continuum - Writings on the Continuum Problem, 1672-1686 (Paperback)
G. W. Leibniz; Edited by Richard T. W. Arthur
R1,856 Discovery Miles 18 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book gathers together for the first time an important body of texts written between 1672 and 1686 by the great German philosopher and polymath Gottfried Leibniz. These writings, most of them previously untranslated, represent Leibniz's sustained attempt on a problem whose solution was crucial to the development of his thought, that of the composition of the continuum. The volume begins with excerpts from Leibniz's Paris writings, in which he tackles such problems as whether the infinite division of matter entails "perfect points," whether matter and space can be regarded as true wholes, whether motion is truly continuous, and the nature of body and substance. Comprising the second section is Pacidius Philalethi, Leibniz's brilliant dialogue of late 1676 on the problem of the continuity of motion. In the selections of the final section, from his Hanover writings of 1677-1686, Leibniz abandons his earlier transcreationism and atomism in favor of the theory of corporeal substance, where the reality of body and motion is founded in substantial form or force. Leibniz's texts (one in French, the rest in Latin) are presented with facing-page English translations, together with an introduction, notes, appendixes containing related excerpts from earlier works by Leibniz and his predecessors, and a valuable glossary detailing important terms and their translations.

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