Émilie Du Châtelet in Relation to Leibniz and Wolff
Similarities and Differences
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This book offers the first detailed comparison between Émilie Du Châtelet's philosophy and her predecessors G.W. Leibniz and Christian Wolff. It highlights the similarities and the differences between her work and the ideas of Leibniz and Wolff. The book's chapters explore a wide range of key concepts and topics, including freedom, love, space, extension, certainty, probability, the continuum, time, eternity, the world apart doctrine, and the principle of sufficient reason. The book as a whole situates Du Châtelet’s thought in the context of her predecessors and highlights how Du Châtelet’s understanding of her sources laid the foundations for the development of her own ideas. This edition will be of crucial interest to the growing community of scholars working on Du Châtelet’s thought as well as scholars of Early Modern Philosophy more generally.
This book offers the first detailed comparison between Émilie Du Châtelet's philosophy and her predecessors G.W. Leibniz and Christian Wolff. It highlights the similarities and the differences between her work and the ideas of Leibniz and Wolff. The book's chapters explore a wide range of key concepts and topics, including freedom, love, space, extension, certainty, probability, the continuum, time, eternity, the world apart doctrine, and the principle of sufficient reason. The book as a whole situates Du Châtelet’s thought in the context of her predecessors and highlights how Du Châtelet’s understanding of her sources laid the foundations for the development of her own ideas. This edition will be of crucial interest to the growing community of scholars working on Du Châtelet’s thought as well as scholars of Early Modern Philosophy more generally.
Offers the first detailed comparison of Émilie Du Châtelet's philosophy with her predecessors Leibniz and Wolff Shows how Du Châtelet’s understanding of her sources laid the foundations for the development of her original ideas Explores a wide range of key concepts, including freedom, love, space, time, eternity, substance, and the PSR
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Clara Carus
Themen in »Émilie Du Châtelet in Relation to Leibniz and Wolff«
Émilie Du Châtelet Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Christian Wolff Metaphysics World Apart Doctrine PSR Sufficient Reason Freedom in the 18th century Labyrinth of the Continuum Situs Women in Early Modern Philosophy Early Modern Space time theory concept of Time Eternity