Leibniz's legacy and impact / edited by Julia Weckend and Lloyd Strickland.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weckend, Julia, editor.

Strickland, Lloyd, 1973- editor.

Series:

Routledge studies in seventeenth-century philosophy ; 22.

Routledge studies in seventeenth-century philosophy ; 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm.

Physical Description:

xiii, 319 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"This volume tells the story of the legacy and impact of the great German polymath Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716). Leibniz made significant contributions to many areas, including philosophy, mathematics, political and social theory, theology, and various sciences. The essays in this volume explores the effects of Leibniz's profound insights on subsequent generations of thinkers by tracing the ways in which his ideas have been defended and developed in the three centuries since his death. Each of the 11 essays is concerned with Leibniz's legacy and impact in a particular area, and between them they show not just the depth of Leibniz's talents but also the extent to which he shaped the various domains to which he contributed, and in some cases continues to shape them today. With essays written by experts such as Nicholas Jolley, Pauline Phemister, and Philip Beeley, this volume is essential reading not just for students of Leibniz but also for those who wish to understand the game-changing impact made by one of history's true universal geniuses"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : making waves : Leibniz's legacy and impact / Lloyd Strickland, Julia Weckend

Leibniz and the royal society revisited / Philip Beeley

Staying optimistic! The trials and tribulations of Leibnizian optimism / Lloyd Strickland

On Leibniz and Hume-a point of contact / Julia Weckend

Kant's "true apology for Leibniz" / Nicholas Jolley

Leibnizian conservation in d'Alembert's Traité de dynamique / Tzuchien Tho

Russian Leibnizianism / Frédéric Tremblay

Monkeys and monads : the unexpected marriage between Darwinism and Leibnizian metaphysics / Jeremy Dunham

"The point of view is in the body" : on the Leibnizian turns of anthropology / Arnaud Pelletier

The impact of Leibniz's geometric method for the law / Christopher Johns

Leibniz and political thought / Douglas Moggach

Theoria cum praxi : Leibniz's legacy into the future / Pauline Phemister.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Leibniz's legacy and impact

ISBN:

9781138102620

1138102628

OCLC:

1111638052