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200 10$aLeibniz reinterpreted$b[electronic resource] /$fLloyd Strickland
210   $aLondon ;$aNew York $cContinuum International Pub. Group$dc2006
215   $a1 online resource (185 p.)
225 1 $aContinuum studies in philosophy
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8264-9028-X 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [167]-170) and indexes.
327   $aIntroduction -- The grounds for optimism -- The perfection of things -- The perfection of worlds I : richness -- The perfection of worlds II : simplicity -- The harmony of things -- Does the world increase in perfection? -- Conclusion.
330   $aLeibniz Reinterpreted tackles head on the central idea in Leibniz's philosophy, namely that we live in the best of all possible worlds. Strickland argues that Leibniz's theory has been consistently misunderstood by previous commentators. In the process Strickland provides both an elucidation and reinterpretation of a number of concepts central to Leibniz's work, such as 'richness', 'simplicity', 'harmony' and 'incompossibility', and shows where previous attempts to explain these concepts have failed. This clear and concise study is tightly focussed and assumes no prior acquaintance with Leibni
410  0$aContinuum studies in philosophy.
606   $aOptimism
615  0$aOptimism.
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