Leibniz: Metaphysics and Philosophy of Science (Oxford Readings in Philosophy)

200 Pages·1981·6.501 MB·English

by  R. S. Woolhouse (editor), Wilfrid Sellars, Dennis Fried, John W. Nason, Hidé Ishiguro, David Blumenfeld, Fred D'Agostino, L. J. Russel, Margaret D. Wilson, David Papineau, C. D. Broad

OXFORD READINGS IN PHILOSOPHY
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METAPHYSICS AND
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LEIBNIZ:
METAPHYSICS AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
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LEIBNIZ:
METAPHYSICS
AND
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
EDITED BY
R. S. WOOLHOUSE
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
1981
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Leibniz: metaphysics and philosophy of science-
(Oxford readings in philosophy)
1. Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm von-
Criticism and interpretation
I. Woolhouse, R. S.
ISBN 0-19-875050-1
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CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS vii
INTRODUCTION 1
I. LEIBNIZ AND THE LOGICAL ARGUMENT FOR
INDIVIDUAL SUBSTANCES 11
by John W. Nason
II. MEDITATIONS LEIBNIZIENNES 30
by Wilfrid Sellars
(Up NECESSITY AND CONTINGENCY IN LEIBNIZ
by Dennis Fried
(h
(?V.) CONTINGENT TRUTHS AND POSSIBLE WORLDS
v by Hide Ishiguro
V. LEIBNIZ’S THEORY OF THE STRIVING POSSIBLES 77
by David Blumenfeld
VI. LEIBNIZ ON COMPOSSIBILITY AND RELATIONAL
PREDICATES 89
by Fred D’Agostino
VII. THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN LEIBNIZ AND
DE VOLDER 104
by L. J. Russell
VIII. LEIBNIZ’S DYNAMICS AND CONTINGENCY IN
NATURE 119
by Margaret D. Wilson
IX. THE VIS VIVA CONTROVERSY 139
by David Papineau
X. LEIBNIZ’S LAST CONTROVERSY WITH THE
NEWTONIANS 157
by C. D. Broad
NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS 175
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FURTHER READING 176
INDEX OF NAMES 180
.