Leibniz's Monadology : a new translation and guide / Lloyd Strickland.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Freiherr von, 1646-1716
Book"In General Inquiries on the Analysis of Notions and Truths, Leibniz articulates for the first time his favourite solution to the problem of contingency and displays the main features of his logical calculus. Leibniz composed the work in 1686, the same year in which he began to correspond with Arnauld and wrote the Discourse on Metaphysics. General Inquiries supplements these contemporary entries in Leibniz's philosophical oeuvre and demonstrates the intimate connection that links Leibniz's philosophy with the attempt to create a new kind of logic. This edition presents the text and translation of the General Inquiries along with an introduction and commentary. Given the composite structure of the text, where logic and metaphysics strongly intertwine, Mugnai's introduction falls into two sections, respectively dedicated to logic and metaphysics. The first section ('Logic') begins with a preliminary account of Leibniz's project for a universal characteristic and focuses on the relationships between rational grammar and logic, and discusses the general structure and the main ingredients of Leibniz's logical calculus. The second section ('Metaphysics') is centred on the problem of contingency, which occupied Leibniz until the end of his life. Mugnai provides an account of the problem, and details Leibniz's proposed solution, based on the concept of infinite analysis." --From publisher's description.
Title |
Leibniz : General inquiries on the analysis of notions and truths / [G.W. Leibniz] edited with an English translation by Massimo Mugnai. |
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Additional Titles |
General inquiries on the analysis of notions and truths |
Edition |
First edition. |
Contributors |
Mugnai, Massimo, 1947- (editor, translator) Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716. |
Publisher |
Oxford : Oxford University Press |
Creation Date |
2021 |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-150) and index. In Latin with facing English translation Introduction and Commentary in English. |
Series |
BSHP New texts in the history of philosophy |
Extent |
xi, 155 pages : illustrations 22 cm. |
Description |
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716. Generales inquisitiones de analysi notionum et veritatum. Mugnai. |
Language |
English Latin |
Copyright Date |
©2021 |
National Library system number |
997010469757705171 |
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