Metaphysics and The Monadology - Knowles, Austin
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This book is a sweeping exploration of one of philosophy's most ambitious metaphysical systems. Centered on the Monadology, this book guides readers through Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's vision of a rationally ordered universe composed of immaterial, indivisible substances-monads-each reflecting the cosmos from its own unique perspective. With clarity and rigor, the book unpacks Leibniz's core doctrines: the principle of sufficient reason, the identity of indiscernibles, pre-established harmony, and the best-of-all-possible-worlds thesis. Blending historical context with close textual analysis,…mehr

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This book is a sweeping exploration of one of philosophy's most ambitious metaphysical systems. Centered on the Monadology, this book guides readers through Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's vision of a rationally ordered universe composed of immaterial, indivisible substances-monads-each reflecting the cosmos from its own unique perspective. With clarity and rigor, the book unpacks Leibniz's core doctrines: the principle of sufficient reason, the identity of indiscernibles, pre-established harmony, and the best-of-all-possible-worlds thesis. Blending historical context with close textual analysis, the study traces how Leibniz's metaphysics emerged from seventeenth-century debates and evolved into a system that still resonates with contemporary questions in philosophy of mind, science, and logic. Readers will encounter Leibniz's bold solutions to enduring problems: the nature of substance, the structure of consciousness, the reconciliation of freedom and determinism, and the challenge of evil in a divinely ordered world. Accessible to students and scholars alike, this book offers a fresh, comprehensive account of Leibniz's metaphysical masterpiece-revealing not only its internal coherence but its lasting power to provoke, inspire, and illuminate. Whether you're new to early modern philosophy or returning to Leibniz with fresh eyes, this study invites you to engage deeply with one of history's most visionary thinkers.