Leibnizing : a philosopher in motion / Richard Halpern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halpern, Richard, 1954- author.

Series:

Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2023]

Summary:

Richard Halpern argues that Leibniz offers a powerful, productive model for transdisciplinary thinking that can push back against the narrowness of the humanities today.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Preface: Leibniz Among the Disciplines

1. Leibniz in Motion

2. Tinkering

3. How to Read a Leibnizian Sentence

4. Metaphorical Clumping

5. The Mathematics of Resemblance

6. Cognitive Mapping and Blended Spaces

7. Chemical Wit

8. Perspective

9. Expression

10. How to Build a Monad

11. Monadic Politics

12. The Mind-Body Problem

13. Microperceptions

14. The Je Ne Sais Quoi and the Leibnizian Unconscious

15. Mind Is a Liquid

16. The Confused and the Distinct

17. Philosophy as Aesthetic Object

18. Blind Thought

19. Dark Leibniz

20. Things Fall Apart

21. The Monad as Event: Alfred North Whitehead

22. The Monad as Strange Loop: Douglas Hofstadter

23. The Godless Monad: Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela

24. The Quantum Monad: David Bohm

25. Afterword: Leibniz in My Latte

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Halpern, Richard Leibnizing

ISBN:

0-231-55876-7

OCLC:

1379832476