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Philosophical Papers and Letters

A Selection

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
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Editors:
  1. Leroy E. Loemker
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Part of the book series: Synthese Historical Library (SYHL, volume 2)

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Table of contents (72 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: Leibniz as Philosopher

    1. Introduction: Leibniz as Philosopher

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 1-69

  3. Mainz and Paris, 1666–76

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Dissertation on the Art of Combinations

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 73-84

    3. A New Method for Learning and Teaching Jurisprudence

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 85-92

    4. Letter to Jacob Thomasius

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 93-104

    5. Letter to Thomas Hobbes

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 105-108

    6. Theological Writings Related to the Catholic Demonstrations

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 109-120

    7. Preface to an Edition of Nizolius

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 121-130

    8. Elements of Natural Law

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 131-138

    9. Studies in Physics and the Nature of Body

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 139-145

    10. Letter To Magnus Wedderkopf

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 146-147

    11. Letter to Antoine Arnauld

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 148-150

    12. Letter to Simon Foucher with Notes on Foucher’s Reply to Des Gabets

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 151-156

    13. Selections from the Paris Notes

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 157-164

    14. Letter to Henry Oldenburg

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 165-166

    15. Two Notations for Discussion with Spinoza

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 167-169

  4. Hanover to the Italian Journey, 1676–87

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
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    2. On a Method of Arriving at a True Analysis of Bodies and the Causes of Natural Things

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 173-176

    3. Letter to Arnold Eckhard

      • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
      Pages 177-181
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About this book

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Philosophical Papers and Letters

  • Book Subtitle: A Selection

  • Authors: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

  • Editors: Leroy E. Loemker

  • Series Title: Synthese Historical Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1426-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1989

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0008-7Published: 31 December 1975

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0693-5Published: 31 December 1975

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-1426-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0082-111X

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XII, 736

  • Topics: History, general, Philosophy of Religion

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