Leibniz : a guide for the perplexed / Franklin Perkins.

Author/creator Perkins, Franklin
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Continuum, 2007.
Descriptionviii, 174 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. READING LEIBNIZ. Context of Leibniz's philosophy -- Difficulties of reading Leibniz -- Using this book -- 2. GOD AND THE BEST POSSIBLE WORLD. Two principles of knowledge -- The existence of god -- The nature of God -- The best of all possible worlds -- 3. SUBSTANCES. Substance in early modern philosophy -- The simplicity and unity of substance in Leibniz -- Substances as points of view on the universe -- Interaction and pre-established harmony -- 4. RATIONAL MINDS. Minute perceptions and levels of awareness -- Necessary truths and innate ideas -- Knowledge -- identity and choice -- 5. LEIBNIZ'S PHILOSOPHY AND LEIBNIZ AS PHILOSOPHER -- References -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9780826489203 (hbk.)
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ISBN0826489214 (pbk.)
ISBN9780826489210 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks B2598 .P57 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold