Philosophical texts

by Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm,, Freiherr von

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Full title :Philosophical texts / G.W. Leibniz ; translated by Richard Francks and R.S. Woolhouse ; with introduction and notes by R.S. Woolhouse.

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Offering an invaluable introduction to Leibniz's philosophy, this volume collects many of his most important texts, beginning with the Discourse on Metaphysics (1686), which marks the beginning of maturity in his ideas, and ending with the Monadology (1714), which was written in response to requests for a systematic, organized account of his overall philosophy. Also included in this volume are critical reactions to Leibniz's work by his contemporaries (Antoine Arnauld, Pierre Bayle, and Simon Foucher), together with Leibniz's responses. All the texts are newly translated into English for this edition, and each is preceded by a summary explaining its background, structure, and content. -- Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1998.

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Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:1998.

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Description:1 online resource (vi, 313 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0585134170, 9780585134178
oclc:ocm43476778
LC Classification:B2558
Dewey Decimal:193

pt. 1. Introductory Material -- pt. 2. The Texts. 1. Discourse on Metaphysics (1686). 2. Correspondence with Arnauld (1686-1690). 3. Reflections on the Advancement of True Metaphysics and particularly on the Nature of Substance Explained by Force (1694). 4. New System of the Nature of Substances and their Communication, and of the Union which Exists between the Soul and the Body (1695). 5. Specimen Dynamicum: An Essay in Dynamics (1695). 6. Reply to M.S.F. to M. de L.B.Z. on his New System of the Communication between Substances (1695). 7. Remarks on M. Foucher's Objections (1695). 8. [First] Explanation of the New System of the Communication between Substances, in Reply to what was Said of it in the Journal for 12 September 1695 (1696). 9. Extract from a Letter Written by M. Leibniz about his Philosophical Hypothesis (1696) ('Third Explanation of the New System'). 10. Note H to Bayle's Dictionary Article 'Rorarius' (1697). 11. Leibniz's Comments on Note H to Bayle's Dictionary Article 'Rorarius' (1705?). 12. A Letter ... to the Editor, Containing an Explanation of the Difficulties which M. Bayle Found with the New System of the Union of the Soul and Body (1698). 13. Nature Itself…