Leibniz'' Doctrine of Necessary Truth

Originally published in 1990. This study was first written in 1965. It looks in detail at the doctrine of necessity - that necessary truths are those derivable from the principle of identity by the substitution of definitions. It relates the doctrine to philosophic predecessors and contemporaries and then critically examines the theory.

List of contents

Preface. Introduction 1. Leibniz’ Doctrine and Some Historical Antecedents 2. Seventeenth Century Opposition: The Intuitionism of Descartes and Locke 3. Some Critical Challenges to Leibniz’ Doctrine of Necessity 4. Leibniz’ Opposition to Conventionalism and His Conception of Definition. Conclusion

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Margaret Dauler Wilson

Summary

Originally published in 1990. This study was first written in 1965. It looks in detail at the doctrine of necessity – that necessary truths are those derivable from the principle of identity by the substitution of definitions. It relates the doctrine to philosophic predecessors and contemporaries and then critically examines the theory.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Dauler Wilson, Margaret Dauler Wilson, Wilson Margaret Dauler
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9780367334642
• ISBN: 978-0-367-33464-2
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: 17th Century Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, Philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge