ISBN:
9781402025822
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (VII, 144 p, digital)
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Series Statement:
Springer eBook Collection
Series Statement:
Humanities, Social Science and Law
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Bobro, Marc Elliott Self and substance in Leibniz
Keywords:
Philosophy (General)
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Metaphysics
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Philosophy
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Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm 1646-1716
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Selbst
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Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm 1646-1716
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Selbst
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Ich-Identität
Abstract:
We are omniscient but confused, says Leibniz. He also says that we live in the best of all possible worlds, yet do not causally interact. So what are we? Leibniz is known for many things, including the ideality of space and time, calculus, plans for a universal language, theodicy, and ecumenism. But he is not known for his ideas on the self and personal identity. This book shows that Leibniz offers an original, internally coherent theory of personal identity, a theory that stands on its own even next to Locke's contemporaneous and more famous version. This book will appeal not only to students of Leibniz's thought but also to philosophers and psychologists interested in methodological problems in understanding or formulating theories of self and personal identity.
DOI:
10.1007/1-4020-2582-3
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