{"product_id":"leibniz-4","title":"Leibniz","description":"\u003cp\u003eGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) was hailed by Bertrand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussell as ‘one of the supreme intellects of all time’. A towering figure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein seventeenth-century philosophy, he was the author of a complex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esystem of thought that has been championed and satirized in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eequal measure, most famously in Voltaire’s \u003ci\u003eCandide\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this outstanding introduction to his philosophy, Nicholas Jolley examines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand assesses the whole of Leibniz’s philosophy. Beginning with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean account of Leibniz’s life and work, he carefully explains the core elements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Leibniz’s metaphysics: his theories of substance, identity and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eindividuation; his doctrine of monads; and his important debate over\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe nature of space and time with Newton’s champion, Samuel Clarke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe then introduces Leibniz’s theories of mind, knowledge, and innate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eideas, showing how Leibniz anticipated the distinction between\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econscious and unconscious states, before examining his doctrine of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efree will and his solution to the problem of evil. An important feature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the book is its survey of Leibniz’s moral and political philosophy,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean overlooked aspect of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final chapter assesses Leibniz’s legacy and the impact of his philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon philosophy as a whole, particularly on the work of Immanuel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKant. Throughout, Jolley places Leibniz in relation to some of the other\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egreat philosophers, such as Descartes, Spinoza, and Locke, and discusses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeibniz’s\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ekey works, such as the \u003ci\u003eMonadology \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDiscourse on Metaphysics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition has been revised throughout and includes a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enew chapter on Leibniz and philosophy of language.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54237986357592,"sku":"9781138391338","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138391338.jpg?v=1777555813","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/leibniz-4","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}