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26 set 2012 · Writings on China : Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Publication date. 1994. Topics. Philosophy, Chinese., Confucianism. Publisher. Open Court. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English.
In 1697 Leibniz wrote to Father Verjus “ This new philosophical counting (binary), since it is common to all languages, will give even the remotest peoples, whose speech differs so widely from our own, such as the Chinese, an idea of the most important and highest truths of natural religion. ”.
Reviewed by Eric Sotnak, University of Akron. T his book contains translations offour of Leibniz's writings on China: Preface to the Novissima Sinica (1697/1699), On the Civil Cult of Confucius (1700), Remarks on Chinese Rites and Religion (1708), and Discourse on the Natural Theology of the Chinese (1716).
Books. Writings on China. Although Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is best known as a metaphysician, mathematician, and logician, he arguably used the word "China" in his voluminous writings and...
the odd phenomenon should not be Leibniz’s writings on China but that everyone else showed so little interest in the world outside Europe. How could Descartes, so interested in the nature of “man,” show no interest in the variety of human beings? How could Locke, an “empiricist,” show so little interest in the experiences of non ...
Other writings have become accessible as parts of broader projects, most importantly the continuing publication of Leibniz’s correspondence by the Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften. The possibility of my writing this more inclusive study of Leibniz’s engagement with China and of integrating that with his philosophy rests on the work of these scholars.
1 giu 1994 · Leibniz (1645 -1716) had a lifelong interest in things Chinese and accorded China an important role in his ecumenical endeavors. This collection of his writings presents his comparisons of Chinese and European civilizations and his thoughts on future relations between the two.
