Leibniz's Metaphysics of Harmony
- Stuttgart : Franz Steiner Verlag, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource (129 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Intro; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; I -- INTRODUCTION; 1 HARMONY AS METAPHYSICAL GRUNDBEGRIFF; 2 WHAT IS ENTAILED IN CLASSIFYING HARMONY AS A GRUNDBEGRIFF?; 3 WHY IS HARMONY A GRUNDBEGRIFF IN LEIBNIZ'S THOUGHT?; 4 CONSPECTUS; II -- HARMONY AS THE CO-COMPENSATION OF IDENTITY AND DIVERSITY 1669-1674.; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 NATURAL LAW; 3 NATURAL PHILOSOPHY; 4 NATURAL THEOLOGY; 5 CONCLUSION; III -- A NEW CONCEPTION OF HARMONY 1675-1679.; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 BEYOND CO-COMPENSATION; 3 THE IMPORT OF HARMONY IN DE SUMMA RERUM; 4 HARMONY: AN ENTITY OF REASON 5 A MAXIMALLY INTELLIGIBLE WORLD 6 COMPETING MODELS OF LEIBNIZIAN HARMONY; 7 CONCLUSION; IV -- HARMONY AND CAUSALITY 1680-1690.; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 HARMONY AND CAUSAL EXPLANATION; 3 HARMONY AND CAUSAL INTERACTION; 4 CONCLUSION; V -- HARMONY IN LEIBNIZ'S LATE THOUGHT 1690-1716.; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 PREESTABLISHED HARMONY REVISITED; 3 MONADS, HARMONY, AND THE QUESTION OF UNION; VI -- A METAPHYSICS OF HARMONY; BIBLIOGRAPHY