Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz: The Concept of Substance in Seventeenth Century Metaphysics

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Routledge, 11 sep 2002 - 224 pagina's
This book introduces student to the three major figures of modern philosophy known as the rationalists. It is not for complete beginners, but it is an accessible account of their thought. By concerning itself with metaphysics, and in particular substance, the book relates an important historical debate largely neglected by the contemporary debates in the once again popular area of traditional metaphysics. in philosophy.
 

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Introduction
Descartes and Substance
Spinoza and Substance
Leibniz and Substance
Descartes Spinoza and Leibniz and Extended Substance
Descartes Spinoza and Leibniz and the Mechanics of Extended Substance
Causation Occasionalism and Force
Descartes Spinoza and Leibniz and Thinking Substance
the nature of
God and the World
Bibliography
Index

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Woolhouse, Roger

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