The Continuum Companion to Leibniz / general editor, Brandon C. Look.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Look, Brandon.

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716.

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm.

Philosophers--Germany--History--17th century.

Philosophers.

Philosophy, German--History--17th century.

Philosophy, German.

History.

Germany.

Physical Description:

viii, 334 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2011]

Summary:

"With entries written by leading scholars in the field of Modern Philosophy, this Companion is an accessible and authoritative reference guide to Leibniz's life, work and legacy. The book includes extended biographical sketches, and an up-to-date fully comprehensive bibliography. Gathering all these resources in one place, the book is an extremely valuable tool for those interested in Leibniz and the era in which he wrote." -- summary from back cover

Contents:

List of contributors

Part 1: Leibniz's times and philosophical precursors

1. Introduction: Leibniz's life and works

2. Descartes and Leibniz

3. Leibniz and Hobbes

4. Leibniz's fascination with Spinoza

5. Malebranche and Leibniz

Part 2: Leibniz's philosophy

6. Leibniz's metaphysics: the path to the monadology

7. Logical theory in Leibniz

8. Leibniz's theory of cognition

9. Leibniz's theory of modality

10. Leibniz's theory of causation

11. Leibniz's philosophical theology

12. Leibniz on free will

13. Leibniz's moral philosophy

14. Leibniz's contribution to natural philosophy

15. Leibniz and life sciences

16. Leibnizian mathematics

Part 3: The aftermath

17. Kant, the Leibnizians and Leibniz

Bibliography

Index of names

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-330) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

ISBN:

0826429750

9780826429759

OCLC:

753565968

Publisher Number:

99945407520