{"product_id":"leibniz-nicholas-jolley-9781138391345","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Jolley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138391344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138391345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nicholas Jolley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063769002239,"sku":"9781138391345","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1f6952d-8faa-49bf-b0b0-7b6b73461a14.jpg?v=1685391538","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leibniz-nicholas-jolley-9781138391345","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}