A Theory of Monads

A Theory of Monads PDF Author: Herbert Wildon Carr
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Category : Monadology
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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A Theory of Monads

A Theory of Monads PDF Author: Herbert Wildon Carr
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Category : Monadology
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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The Monadology

The Monadology PDF Author: Gottfried Wilhelm Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781986704465
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Languages : en
Pages : 26

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The Monadology (French: La Monadologie, 1714) is one of Gottfried Leibniz's best known works representing his later philosophy. It is a short text which sketches in some 90 paragraphs a metaphysics of simple substances, or monads. In it, he offers a new solution to mind and matter interaction by means of a pre-established harmony expressed as the 'Best of all possible worlds' form of optimism.

Leibniz on Causation and Agency

Leibniz on Causation and Agency PDF Author: Julia Jorati
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108136095
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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This book presents a comprehensive examination of Gottfried Leibniz's views on the nature of agents and their actions. Julia Jorati offers a fresh look at controversial topics including Leibniz's doctrines of teleology, the causation of spontaneous changes within substances, divine concurrence, freedom, and contingency, and also discusses widely neglected issues such as his theories of moral responsibility, control, attributability, and compulsion. Rather than focusing exclusively on human agency, she explores the activities of non-rational substances and the differences between distinctive types of actions, showing how the will, appetitions, and teleology are key to Leibniz's discussions of agency. Her book reveals that Leibniz has a nuanced and compelling philosophy of action which has relevance for present-day discussions of agency. It will be of interest to scholars and students of early modern philosophy as well as to metaphysicians and philosophers of action.

A Theory of Monads

A Theory of Monads PDF Author: Herbert Wildon Carr
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Category : Monadology
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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The Political Writings of Leibniz

The Political Writings of Leibniz PDF Author: Gottfried Wilhelm Liebniz (Freiherr von)
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Languages : en
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Natural Born Monads

Natural Born Monads PDF Author: Andrea Altobrando
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110603667
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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We are still looking for a satisfactory definition of what makes an individual being a human individual. The understanding of human beings in terms of organism does not seem to be satisfactory, because of its reductionistic flavor. It satisfies our need for autonomy and benefits our lives thanks to its medical applications, but it disappoints our needs for conscious and free, self-determination. For similar reasons, i.e. because of its anti-libertarian tone, an organicistic understanding of the relationship between individual and society has also been rejected, although no truly satisfactory alternative for harmonizing individual and social wellness has been put forth. Thus, a reassessment of the very concepts of individual and organism is needed. In this book, the authors present a specific line of thought which started with Leibniz' concept of monad in 17th century, continued through Kant and Hegel, and as a result reached the first Eastern country to attempt to assimilate, as well as confront, with Western philosophy and sciences, i.e. Japan. The line of thought we are tracing has gone on to become one the main voices in current debates in the philosophy of biology, as well as philosophical anthropology, and social philosophy. As a whole, the volume offers a both historical, and systematic account of one specific understanding of individuals and their environment, which tries to put together its natural embedding, as well as its dialectical nature. Such a historical, systematic map will also allow to better evaluate how life sciences impact our view of our individual lives, of human activities, of institutions, politics, and, finally, of humankind in general.

Theory of Monads

Theory of Monads PDF Author: Herbert Wildon Carr
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ISBN: 9780243667819
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Languages : en
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Higher Operads, Higher Categories

Higher Operads, Higher Categories PDF Author: Tom Leinster
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521532159
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 451

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Foundations of higher dimensional category theory for graduate students and researchers in mathematics and mathematical physics.

Leibniz’s Metaphysics and Adoption of Substantial Forms

Leibniz’s Metaphysics and Adoption of Substantial Forms PDF Author: Adrian Nita
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9789402402223
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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This anthology is about the signal change in Leibniz’s metaphysics with his explicit adoption of substantial forms in 1678-79. This change can either be seen as a moment of discontinuity with his metaphysics of maturity or as a moment of continuity, such as a passage to the metaphysics from his last years. Between the end of his sejour at Paris (November 1676) and the first part of the Hanover period, Leibniz reformed his dynamics and began to use the theory of corporeal substance. This book explores a very important part of the philosophical work of the young Leibniz. Expertise from around the globe is collated here, including Daniel Garber’s work based on the recent publication of Leibniz's correspondence from the late 1690s, examining how the theory of monads developed during these crucial years. Richard Arthur argues that the introduction of substantial forms, reinterpreted as enduring primitive forces of action in each corporeal substance, allows Leibniz to found the reality of the phenomena of motion in force and thus avoid reducing motion to a mere appearance. Amongst other themes covered in this book, Pauline Phemister’s paper investigates Leibniz’s views on animals and plants, highlighting changes, modifications and elaborations over time of Leibniz’s views and supporting arguments and paying particular attention to his claim that the future is already contained in the seeds of living things. The editor, Adrian Nita, contributes a paper on the continuity or discontinuity of Leibniz’s work on the question of the unity and identity of substance from the perspective of the relation with soul (anima) and mind (mens).

Discourse on Metaphysics

Discourse on Metaphysics PDF Author: Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibniz
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Category : Metaphysics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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