The practice of reason : Leibniz and his controversies / edited by Marcelo Dascal.

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Dascal, Marcelo

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9789027288677
9027288674
9027218870
9789027218872
1282558781
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Contents:

The Practice of Reason; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Foreword; Abbreviations; Contributors; 1. The principle of continuity and the 'paradox' of Leibnizian mathematics; 2. Geometrization or mathematization; 3. Leibniz and the vis viva controversy; 4. The controversy between Leibniz and Papin; 5. Leibniz vs. Stahl; 6. Leibniz's conciliatory approaches in scientific controversies; 7. Leibniz vs. Lamy; 8. Leibniz vs. Foucher; 9. Quantification of natural and positive laws; 10. Leibniz's critique of Pufendorf; 11. Leibniz vs. Jablonski; 12. The golden rule.

Summary: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) dedicated much of his life to some of the most central debates of his time. For him, our chance of progress towards the happiness of mankind lies in the capacity to recognize the value of the different perspectives through which humans approach the world. Controversies supply the opportunity to exercise this capacity by approaching the opponent not as an adversary but as someone from whose point of view we can enrich our own viewpoint and improve our knowledge. This approach inspired the creation of this series. The book - the first in the series devoted t.

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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) dedicated much of his life to some of the most central debates of his time. For him, our chance of progress towards the happiness of mankind lies in the capacity to recognize the value of the different perspectives through which humans approach the world. Controversies supply the opportunity to exercise this capacity by approaching the opponent not as an adversary but as someone from whose point of view we can enrich our own viewpoint and improve our knowledge. This approach inspired the creation of this series. The book - the first in the series devoted t.

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