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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809806403321

Autore

Rescher Nicholas

Titolo

Studies in Leibniz's cosmology / / Nicholas Rescher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frankfurt : , : Ontos Verlag, , 2006

ISBN

3-11-033238-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 p.)

Collana

Nicholas Rescher collected papers ; ; volume XIII

Disciplina

158.345

Soggetti

Ontology

Physics - Philosophy

Cosmology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface / Rescher, Nicholas -- Referential Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 ALTERNATIVE POSSIBLE WORLDS -- Chapter 2 LEIBNIZ ON THE WORLD'S CONTINGENCY -- Chapter 3 LEIBNIZ ON ONTOLOGICAL PERFECTION -- Chapter 4 SOME PURPORTED OBSTACLES TO LEIBNIZ'S OPTIMALISM -- Chapter 5 LEIBNIZIAN PHYSICS -- Chapter 6 LEIBNIZIAN PHYSICS REVIVED (GĂ–DEL-LEIBNIZ-PLATO AND A BIT OF EINSTEIN) -- Chapter 7 ANALOGY AND PHILOSOPHICAL METHOD IN LEIBNIZ -- Chapter 8 COORDINATING EPISTEMOLOGY AND ONTOLOGY IN LEIBNIZ -- References -- Nicholas Rescher's Publications on Leibniz -- Index of Names -- Backmatter