The Science of the Individual: Leibniz's Ontology of Individual Substance by Ste-image

The Science of the Individual: Leibniz's Ontology of Individual Substance by Ste

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Book Title: The Science of the Individual: Leibniz's Ontology of Individual S Subject Area: Philosophy Item Weight: 60.3 Oz gtin13: 9781402032592 Item Length: 9.3 in Publication Name: Science of the Individual : Leibniz's Ontology of Individual Substance Item Height: 0.4 in Item Width: 6.1 in Author: Stefano Di Bella ISBN-13: 9781402032592 Number of Pages: Xii, 414 Pages Type: Textbook ISBN: 9781402032592 Publisher: Springer Netherlands Language: English Series: Topoi Library Subject: History & Surveys / General, General, History & Surveys / Modern, Metaphysics Format: Hardcover Publication Year: 2005

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The Science of the Individual: Leibniz's Ontology of Individual Substance by Stefano Bella Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Looks at some of the perplexing issues in Leibniz scholarship, such as his ideas about individual identity and the thesis that all its properties are essential to an individual. This book is aimed at those interested in Leibniz's philosophy, history of early modern philosophy and metaphysical issues in their historical development. Publisher Description In his well-known Discourse on Metaphysics, Leibniz puts individual substance at the basis of metaphysical building. In so doing, he connects himself to a venerable tradition. His theory of individual concept, however, breaks with another idea of the same tradition, that no account of the individual as such can be given.Contrary to what has been commonly accepted, Leibniz's intuitions are not the mere result of the transcription of subject-predicate logic, nor of the uncritical persistence of some old metaphysical assumptions. They grow, instead, from an unprejudiced inquiry about our basic ontological framework, where logic of truth, linguistic analysis, and phenomenological experience of the mind's life are tightly interwoven. Leibniz's struggle for a concept capable of grasping concrete individuals as such is pursued in an age of great paradigm changes – from the Scholastic background to Hobbes's nominalism to the Cartesian 'way of ideas' or Spinoza's substance metaphysics – when the relationships among words, ideas and things are intensively discussed and wholly reshaped.This is the context where the genesis and significance of Leibniz's theory of 'complete being' and its concept are reconstrued. The result is a fresh look at some of the most perplexing issues in Leibniz scholarship, like his ideas about individual identity and the thesis that all its properties are essential to an individual. The questions Leibniz faces, and to which his theory of individual substance aims to answer, are yet, to a large extent, those of contemporary metaphysics: how to trace a categorial framework? How to distinguish concrete and abstract items? What is the metaphysical basis of linguistic predication? How is trans-temporal sameness assured? How to make sense of essential attributions? In this ontological framework Leibniz's further questions about the destiny of human individuals and their history arespelt out. Maybe his answers also have something to tell us.This book is aimed at all who are interested in Leibniz's philosophy, history of early modern philosophy and metaphysical issues in their historical development. Details ISBN 1402032595 ISBN-13 9781402032592 Title The Science of the Individual: Leibniz's Ontology of Individual Substance Author Stefano Bella Format Hardcover Year 2005 Pages 414 Edition 2005th Publisher Springer-Verlag New York Inc. GE_Item_ID:137807065; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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