Leibniz : determinist, theist, idealist / Robert Merrihew Adams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Robert Merrihew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 448 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Adams presents an interpretation of three parts of Leibniz's metaphysics, thoroughly grounded in the texts as well as in philosophical analysis and critique. The three areas discussed are the metaphysical part of Leibniz's philosophy of logic, his essentially theological treatment of the central issues of ontology, and his theory of substance.

Contents:

I. Determinism: Contingency and Identity. Leibniz's theories of contingency. The logic of counterfactual non-identity. The metaphysics of counterfactual nonidentity

II. Theism: God and being. The Ens perfectissimum. The ontological argument. Existence and essence. The root of possibility. Presumption of possibility

III. Idealism: Monads and bodies. Leibniz's phenomenalism. Corporeal substance. Form and matter in Leibniz's middle years. Primary matter. Primitive and derivative forces.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-410) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-987097-7

9786611196615

1-281-19661-4

0-19-802460-6

0-585-27828-8

OCLC:

922952949