Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Leibniz and the Monadology

1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-415-17113-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

Reihe: Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks

Leibniz is a major figure in western philosophy and, with Descartes and Spinoza, one of the most influential philosophers of the Rationalist School. The Monadology is his most famous work and one of the most important works of modern philosophy.
Leibniz and the Monadology introduces and assesses:

*Leibniz's life and the background to the Monadology
*the ideas and text of the Monadology*Leibniz's continuing importance to philosophy
Leibniz and the Monadology is ideal for anyone coming to Leibniz for the first time. It also includes the text of the Monadology, specially translated for this GuideBook by Anthony Savile.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Savile, Anthony (Kings College London, UK)

Savile, Anthony

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Chapter 1 Two Great Principles (§§31–7); Chapter 2 God (§§38–46); Chapter 3 Simple substances (§§1–3); Chapter 4 Monadic nature (§§4–13); Chapter 5 Perception and appetition (§§14–19); Chapter 6 Worlds (§§53–6); Chapter 7 Matter (§§ 2, 57); Chapter 8 Organic bodies and composite substances (§§60–77); Chapter 9 Mind and body (§§78–81 and §17); Chapter 10 Spirits and the moral order (§§82–90);

Über Autor(innen)

Anthony Savile is Professor of Philosophy at King’s College London.