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Author : Samuel Clarke
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 36,9 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780719006692
In 1715 the German philosopher Leibniz warned his friend the Princess of Wales of the dangers posed to religion by Newton's ideas. This book presents extracts from Leibniz's letters to Newtonian scientist Samuel Clarke.
Author : Ezio Vailati
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 11,53 MB
Release : 1997-11-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0195354257
The correspondence between Leibniz and Samuel Clarke was the most influential philosophical exchange of the eighteenth century, and indeed one of the most significant such exchanges in the history of philosophy. Carried out in 1715 and 1716, the debate focused on the clash between Newtonian and Leibnizian world systems, involving disputes in physics, theology, and metaphysics. The letters ranged over an extraordinary array of topics, including divine immensity and eternity, the relation of God to the world, free will, gravitation, the existence of atoms and the void, and the size of the universe. This penetrating book is the first to offer a comprehensive overview and commentary on the Leibniz-Clarke correspondence. Building his narrative around general subjects covered in the exchange--God, the soul, space and time, miracles and nature, matter and force--Ezio Vailati devotes special attention to a question crucial for Leibniz and Clarke alike. Both philosophers, worried by the advance of naturalism and its consequences for morality, devised complex systems to counter naturalism and reinforce natural religion. However, they not only deeply disagreed on how to answer the naturalist threat, but they ended up seeing in each other's views the germs of naturalism itself. Vailati rigorously tracks the twists and turns of this argument, shedding important new light on a critical moment in modern philosophy. Lucid, taut, and energetically written, this book not only examines the Leibniz-Clarke debate in unprecedented depth but also situates the views advanced by the two men in the context of their principal writings. An invaluable reference to a fascinating exchange of ideas, Leibniz and Clarke makes vital reading for philosophers and historians of science and theology.
Author : Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibniz
Publisher : Hackett Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 16,74 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780872205253
For this new edition, Roger Ariew has adapted Samuel Clarke's edition of 1717, modernizing it to reflect contemporary English usage. Ariew's introduction places the correspondence in historical context and discusses the vibrant philosophical climate of the times. Appendices provide those selections from the works of Newton that Clarke frequently refers to in the correspondence. A bibliography is also included.
Author : Ezio Vailati
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 12,75 MB
Release : 1997
Category : First philosophy
ISBN : 0195113993
The correspondence between Leibniz and Samuel Clarke (1715-??) was probably the most famous and influential philosophical exchange of the eighteenth century. It focused on the clash between the Newtonian and Leibnizian world systems, involving disputes in physics, theology, and metaphysics. The letters ranged over an extraordinary array of topics: divine immensity and eternity, the relation of God to the world, the soul and its relation to the body, free will, space and time, the nature of miracles, the nature of matter, the existence of atoms and the void, the size of the universe, and the nature of motive force. Vailati's book provides a comprehensive overview and commentary on this important body of letters. He not only identifies and evaluates the various arguments, but situates the views advanced by the correspondents in the context of their principal writings.
Author : I. Bernard Cohen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 785 pages
File Size : 38,93 MB
Release : 2002-04-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1139826026
Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) was one of the greatest scientists of all time, a thinker of extraordinary range and creativity who has left enduring legacies in mathematics and the natural sciences. In this volume a team of distinguished contributors examine all the main aspects of Newton's thought, including not only his approach to space, time, mechanics, and universal gravity in his Principia, his research in optics, and his contributions to mathematics, but also his more clandestine investigations into alchemy, theology, and prophecy, which have sometimes been overshadowed by his mathematical and scientific interests.
Author : Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,71 MB
Release : 2000-03-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1647921015
For this new edition, Roger Ariew has adapted Samuel Clarke's edition of 1717, modernizing it to reflect contemporary English usage. Ariew's introduction places the correspondence in historical context and discusses the vibrant philosophical climate of the times. Appendices provide those selections from the works of Newton that Clarke frequently refers to in the correspondence. A bibliography is also included.
Author : Edward J. Khamara
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 11,43 MB
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 3110328305
In the famous Correspondence with Clarke, which took place during the last year of Leibniz’s life, Leibniz advanced several arguments purporting to refute the absolute theory of space and time that was held by Newton and his followers. The main aim of this book is to reassess Leibniz’s attack on the Newtonian theory in so far as he relied on the principle of the identity of indiscernibles. The theological side of the controversy is not ignored but isolated and discussed in the last three chapters, which deal with problems connected with the notions of omnipotence and omniscience.
Author : Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibniz
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,82 MB
Release : 1957
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ISBN : 9780802200174
Author : Samuel Clarke
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 36,43 MB
Release : 1978
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Author : Paul Lodge
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,86 MB
Release : 2004-04-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1139452231
Unlike most of the other great philosophers Leibniz never wrote a magnum opus, so his philosophical correspondence is essential for an understanding of his views. This collection of essays by pre-eminent figures in the field of Leibniz scholarship is a most thorough account of Leibniz's philosophical correspondencee. It both illuminates Leibniz's philosophical views and pays due attention to the dialectical context in which the relevant passages from the letters occur. The result is a book of enormous value to all serious students of early-modern philosophy and the history of ideas.