The Rationalists
Critical Essays on Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz
Derk Pereboom (Anthology Editor) , Robert M. Adams (Contributor) , Janet Broughton (Contributor) , John Carriero (Contributor) , Michael Della Rocca (Contributor) , Daniel Garber (Contributor) ,
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The Rationalists
Critical Essays on Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz
Derk Pereboom (Anthology Editor) , Robert M. Adams (Contributor) , Janet Broughton (Contributor) , John Carriero (Contributor) , Michael Della Rocca (Contributor) , Daniel Garber (Contributor) ,
- Textbook
Description
This book brings together thirteen articles on the most discussed thinkers in the rationalist movement: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, and Malebranche. These articles address the topics in metaphysics and epistemology that figure most prominently in contemporary work on these philosophers. The articles have all been produced since 1980, and their authors are among the most respected in the field.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Part 3 I DESCARTES
Chapter 4 1. The Method of Doubt
Chapter 5 2. Descartes' Case for Dualism
Chapter 6 3. The Unity of Descartes' Man
Chapter 7 4. How God Causes Motion: Descartes, Divine Sustenance, and Occasionalism
Part 8 II SPINOZA
Chapter 9 5. Spinoza's Necessitarianism
Chapter 10 6. On the Relationship Between Mode and Substance in Spinoza's Metaphysics
Chapter 11 7. Spinoza's Argument for the Identity Theory
Chapter 12 8. Spinoza's Causal Axiom (Ethics I, Axiom 4)
Part 13 III LEIBNIZ
Chapter 14 9. Phenomenalism and Corporeal Substance in Leibniz
Chapter 15 10. Leibniz and Spinoza on Substance and Mode
Chapter 16 11. Natures, Laws, and Miracles: The Roots of Leibniz's Critique of Occasionalism
Chapter 17 12. Leibniz's Theory of Relations
Part 18 IV MALEBRANCHE
Chapter 19 13. Occasionalism and General Will in Malebranche
Chapter 20 Bibliography
Chapter 21 Authors
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Part 3 I DESCARTES
Chapter 4 1. The Method of Doubt
Chapter 5 2. Descartes' Case for Dualism
Chapter 6 3. The Unity of Descartes' Man
Chapter 7 4. How God Causes Motion: Descartes, Divine Sustenance, and Occasionalism
Part 8 II SPINOZA
Chapter 9 5. Spinoza's Necessitarianism
Chapter 10 6. On the Relationship Between Mode and Substance in Spinoza's Metaphysics
Chapter 11 7. Spinoza's Argument for the Identity Theory
Chapter 12 8. Spinoza's Causal Axiom (Ethics I, Axiom 4)
Part 13 III LEIBNIZ
Chapter 14 9. Phenomenalism and Corporeal Substance in Leibniz
Chapter 15 10. Leibniz and Spinoza on Substance and Mode
Chapter 16 11. Natures, Laws, and Miracles: The Roots of Leibniz's Critique of Occasionalism
Chapter 17 12. Leibniz's Theory of Relations
Part 18 IV MALEBRANCHE
Chapter 19 13. Occasionalism and General Will in Malebranche
Chapter 20 Bibliography
Chapter 21 Authors
Product details
| Published | 20 Oct 1999 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 388 |
| ISBN | 9780847689118 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Dimensions | 226 x 150 mm |
| Series | Critical Essays on the Classics Series |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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