Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was an outstanding contributor to many fields of human knowledge. The historiography of philosophy has tagged him as a ‘rationalist’. But what does this exactly mean? Is he a ‘rationalist’ in the same sense in Mathematics and Politics, in Physics and Jurisprudence, in Metaphysics and Theology, in Logic and Linguistics, in Technology and Medicine, in Epistemology and Ethics? What are the most significant features of his ‘rationalism’, whatever it is? For the first time an outstanding group of Leibniz researchers, some acknowledged as leading scholars, others in the beginning of a promising career, who specialize in the most significant areas of Leibniz’s contributionsto human thought and action, were requested to spell out the nature of his rationalism in each of these areas, with a view to provide a comprehensive picture of what it amounts to, both in its general drive and in its specific features and eventual inner tensions. A new global picture of Leibniz’s ‘rationalism’ emerges in this book, a picture that comprises many aspects hitherto overlooked Each chapter contributes to a better understanding of Leibniz’s conceptionand use of rationality in each field INDICE: From the contents Abbreviations.- Introduction.- Part I: Reinterpreting Leibniz’s Rationalism?- Part II: Natural Sciences and Mathematics.- PartIII: Epistemology.- Part IV: Law.- Part V: Ethics.- Part VI: Decision Making.- Part VII: Religion and Theology.- Part VIII: The Metaphysics of Rationality.- Index.
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-8667-0
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 532
- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés