Leibniz: Critical and Interpretive Essays

ISBN: 0816610231

Author: Hooker, Michael

Condition: New

Product DescriptionLeibniz was first published in 1982. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.The past fifteen years have witnessed a renaissance in the study of the history of philosophy, with special attention devoted to the seventeenth century and the work of Descartes and Leibniz. The essays in this collection open new pathways to the study of Leibniz, and will be welcomed not only by historians of philosophy but also by those contemporary philosophers who use logic and the philosophy of language to address metaphysical questions - since Leibniz was the first philosopher to do just that.From the Back CoverMinnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible to scholars, students, researchers, and general readers. Rich with historical and cultural value, these works are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. The books offered through Minnesota Archive Editions are produced in limited quantities according to customer demand and are available through select distribution partners.About the AuthorMichael Hooker was President of Bennington College. He taught philosophy at Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University and was the editor of Descartes: Critical and Interpretive Essays.