Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz: The Concept of Substance in Seventeenth Century MetaphysicsRoutledge, 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. |
Inhoudsopgave
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 | |
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Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz: The Concept of Substance in Seventeenth Century ... Roger Woolhouse Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2002 |
Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz: The Concept of Substance in Seventeenth Century ... Roger Woolhouse Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2015 |
Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz: The Concept of Substance in Seventeenth-century ... R. S. Woolhouse Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 1993 |
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