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This volume provides a uniquely comprehensive, systematic, and up-to-date appraisal of Leibniz's thought, thematically organized around its diverse but interrelated aspects. By pulling together the best specialized work in the many domains to which Leibniz contributed, its ambition is to offer the most rounded picture of Leibniz's endeavors currently available.
List of contents
- Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- Introduction Maria Rosa Antognazza
- Life and Works Maria Rosa Antognazza
- Part I: God, Possible Worlds, and the Actual World
- 1. Essences, Ideas, and Truths in God's Mind and in the Human Mind Massimo Mugnai
- 2. Theory of Relations and Universal Harmony Massimo Mugnai
- 3. The Principles of Contradiction, Sufficient Reason, and Identity of Indiscernibles Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra
- 4. The Actual World Donald Rutherford
- 5. Freedom and Contingency Jeffrey K. McDonough
- 6. The Problem of Evil and the Justice of God Paul Rateau
- Part II: Concepts, Knowledge, and Language
- 7. The Complete Concept of an Individual Substance Stefano Di Bella
- 8. Theory of Knowledge: Mathematical and Natural Science Martha Bolton
- 9. The Scientia Generalis and the Encyclopaedia Arnaud Pelletier
- 10. Ars Characteristica, Logical Calculus, and Natural Languages Massimo Mugnai
- Part III: Mathematics
- 11. The Calculus Siegmund Probst
- 12. Determinant Theory, Symmetric Functions, and Dyadic Eberhard Knobloch
- 13. Analysis Situs, the Foundations of Mathematics, and a Geometry of Space Vincenzo De Risi
- 14. Probability and Statistics James Cussens
- Part IV: The Physical World and its Metaphysical Grounding
- 15. The Labyrinth of the Continuum Richard Arthur
- 16. Early Physics Philip Beeley
- 17. Force and Dynamics Daniel Garber and Tzuchien Tho
- 18. Body and Corporeal Substance Daniel Garber
- 19. Monads Donald Rutherford
- 20. Monadic Perception Heinrich Schepers
- 21. Mind and Body Adam Harmer
- 22. Space and Time Heinrich Schepers
- Part V: Scientific and Technical Work
- 23. Optics Jeffrey K. McDonough
- 24. Cosmology Domenico Bertoloni Meli
- 25. The Origins and History of the Earth Andre Wakefield
- 26. Physiology and Organic Bodies François Duchesneau
- 27. Medicine Justin E. H. Smith
- 28. Alchemy and Chemistry Anne-Lise Rey
- 29. Calculating Machine Matthew L. Jones
- 30. The Technology of Mining and Other Technical Innovations Hartmut Hecht and Jürgen Gottschalk
- Part VI: Scientific Organizations, Cultural Networking, and Scholarship
- 31. Scientific Organizations and Learned Societies Hartmut Rudolph
- 32. Leibniz's Network Howard Hotson
- 33. Leibniz as Historian Maria Rosa Antognazza
- 34. Leibniz as Librarian Margherita Palumbo
- Part VII: Ethics, Jurisprudence, and Politics
- 35. Happiness and Justice Gregory Brown
- 36. Leibniz as Jurist Alberto Artosi and Giovanni Sartor
- 37. Leibniz's Political Vision for Europe Friedrich Beiderbeck
- 38. Proposals for Political, Administrative, Economic, and Social Reform Stephan Waldhoff
- Part VIII: Natural and Revealed Religion
- 39. Arguments for the Existence of God Brandon C. Look
- 40. Faith and Reason Maria Rosa Antognazza
- 41. Philosophical Theology and Christian Doctrines Maria Rosa Antognazza
- 42. Ecclesiology, Ecumenism, and Toleration Maria Rosa Antognazza
About the author
Maria Rosa Antognazza is Professor of Philosophy at King's College London. Her publications include Leibniz on the Trinity and the Incarnation: Reason and Revelation in the Seventeenth Century (Yale University Press 2007); Leibniz: An Intellectual Biography (Cambridge University Press 2009; winner of the 2010 Pfizer Award); and Leibniz: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press 2016).
Summary
This volume provides a uniquely comprehensive, systematic, and up-to-date appraisal of Leibniz's thought, thematically organized around its diverse but interrelated aspects. By pulling together the best specialized work in the many domains to which Leibniz contributed, its ambition is to offer the most rounded picture of Leibniz's endeavors currently available.
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An expertly conceived collection... After closely reading this handbook, I've concluded it is a must-have for libraries, and I recommend you get hold of a copy... Each of these articles contributes careful analysis and curiosity locally, and the effect overall is a perspective on both Leibniz's work and contemporary scholarship that we are not frequently afforded.
