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The Discourse on Metaphysics (French: Discours de métaphysique, 1686) is a short treatise by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in which he develops a philosophy concerning physical substance, motion and resistance of bodies, and God's role within the universe.
Discourse on Metaphysics G. W. Leibniz and perfection, are brought about by God’s will. Against this, they seem to me to be results of his •understanding, and no more to depend on his •will than his intrinsic nature does. 3. Nor could I ever accept the view of some recent philoso-phers who have the nerve to maintain that God’s creation
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13 feb 2020 · Abstract. The Discourse on Metaphysics, written around January 1686, is one of Leibniz’s fundamental works, since it is the most accomplished systematic expression of Leibniz’s philosophy in the 1680s, the time when Leibniz’s philosophy reached maturity. The point of the Discourse is to give a metaphysics for Christianity.
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The “Discourse on Metaphysics” is widely considered to be Leibniz’s most important philosophical work from his so-called “middle period”. Written early in 1686, when Leibniz was 39 years old, it consolidates a number of philosophical ideas that he had developed and sketched out in the years beforehand in a host of short private essays ...
23 mag 2008 · Indeed, in the Discourse on Metaphysics, Leibniz claims that the actions of an individual are certain but not necessary. They are, Leibniz argues, certain ex hypothesi —that is, they are certain given the creation or instantiation of this particular world.
19 nov 2023 · One of the most important philosophical works of the seventeenth century, Leibniz's Discourse on Metaphysics brings together key parts of his system: God's perfections, individual substances, the relation of substances to each other, physical laws, the nature of minds and material bodies, innate ideas and the degrees of knowledge ...
This part provides an introduction and synopsis of the Discourse on Metaphysics. It explains the significance and character of the Discourse and briefly relates a few facts about its composition. It also explains the reason for a new translation, the style of the translation, and the nature and purpose of the commentary.
