Leibniz's Metaphysics: A Historical and Comparative Study

by Catherine Wilson

Book Overview

This study of the metaphysics of G. W. Leibniz gives a clear picture of his philosophical development within the general scheme of seventeenth-century natural philosophy. Catherine Wilson examines the shifts in Leibniz's thinking as he confronted the major philosophical problems of his era. Beginning with his interest in artificial languages and calculi for proof and discovery, the author proceeds to an examination of Leibniz's early theories of matter...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691073597
• ISBN13: 9780691073590
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.8"