
Leibniz's Discourse on Metaphysics
A New Translation and Commentary
Christopher Johns(Author)
Edinburgh University Press
Published on 25. April 2023
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-1-4744-5777-4 (ISBN)
Description
Written in 1686, Discourse on Metaphysics is one of the most important and widely published works in the history of philosophy. This translation and commentary by Christopher Johns has much new to offer.
Based extensively on the Akademie edition this is the first truly scholarly translation. Also included is historical and philosophical context, detailing Leibniz's activities during 1685 and 1686, and several letters previously unpublished in English. These letters and texts illuminate important themes found in the Discourse and shed light on the intellectual context of the time which will be of particular interest to scholars and teachers of Leibniz.
Based extensively on the Akademie edition this is the first truly scholarly translation. Also included is historical and philosophical context, detailing Leibniz's activities during 1685 and 1686, and several letters previously unpublished in English. These letters and texts illuminate important themes found in the Discourse and shed light on the intellectual context of the time which will be of particular interest to scholars and teachers of Leibniz.
Reviews / Votes
Christopher Johns' English rendition of Leibniz's Discourse on Metaphysics is a valuable contribution to Anglophone Leibniz studies. For the first time, a closely detailed study of this important text is available to English readers. And the commentary is both informative and philosophically instructive. Johns has placed students of Leibniz in his debt. -- Nicholas Rescher, University of PittsburghMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
3 black and white illustrations, 8 black and white tables
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4744-5777-4 (9781474457774)
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Person
Christopher Johns is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. His main areas of research are Early Modern metaphysics and moral philosophy and he regularly teaches courses in the history of philosophy. He is the author of The Science of Right in Leibniz's Moral and Political Philosophy (Bloomsbury, 2013).
Author
Associate Professor of PhilosophyThe American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Content
Preface
Introduction to Leibniz's life and work
Translation of the Discourse on Metaphysics
Commentary on the Discourse on Metaphysics
Context I: Two years of Leibniz's Life and Work: January 1685 to December 1686
Context II: Translations of letters selected from 1685
Bibliography
Index
Introduction to Leibniz's life and work
Translation of the Discourse on Metaphysics
Commentary on the Discourse on Metaphysics
Context I: Two years of Leibniz's Life and Work: January 1685 to December 1686
Context II: Translations of letters selected from 1685
Bibliography
Index