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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Nachtomy, Ohad
Titre(s) : Living mirrors [Texte imprimé] : infinity, unity, and life in Leibniz's philosophy / Ohad Nachtomy
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : Oxford university press, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XI-219 p.) ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 205-211. Index
"This work presents Leibniz's view of infinity and the central role it plays in his
theory of living beings. Chapter 1 introduces Leibniz's approach to infinity by presenting
the central concepts he employs; chapter 2 presents the historical background through
Leibniz's encounters with Galileo and Descartes, exposing a tension between the notions
of an infinite number and of an infinite being; chapter 3 argues that Leibniz's solution
to this tension, developed through his encounter with Spinoza (circa 1676), consists
of distinguishing between a quantitative and a non-quantitative use of infinity, and
an intermediate degree of infinity - a maximum in its kind, which sheds light on Leibniz's
use of infinity as a defining mark of living beings; chapter 4 examines the connection
between infinity and unity; chapter 5 presents the development of Leibniz's views
on infinity and life; chapter 6 explores Leibniz's distinction between artificial
and natural machines; chapter 7 focuses on Leibniz's image of a living mirror, contrasting
it with Pascal's image of a mite; chapter 8 argues that Leibniz understands creatures
as infinite and limited, or as infinite in their own kind, in distinction from the
absolute infinity of God; chapter 9 argues that Leibniz's concept of a monad holds
at every level of reality; chapter 10 compares Leibniz's use of life and primitive
force. The conclusion presents Leibniz's program of infusing life into every aspect
of nature as an attempt to re-enchant a view of nature left disenchanted by Descartes
and Spinoza"
Sujet(s) : Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm (1646-1716)
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Indice(s) Dewey :
193 (23e éd.) = Philosophie occidentale moderne - Allemagne et Autriche
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780190907327 (rel.). - ISBN 0190907320. - ISBN 9780190907334 (erroné). - ISBN
9780190907341 (erroné). - ISBN 9780190907358 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45662323d
Notice n° :
FRBNF45662323
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Table des matières : Introduction : what does infinity have to do with life? ; Introducing the main characters
: a conceptual outline of Leibniz's approach to infinity ; Leibniz in Paris : between
infinite number and infinite being ; Leibniz reads Spinoza : different senses and
different degrees of infinity ; Infinity and unity : mathematics and metaphysics
; Infinity and life: a sketch of Leibniz's development ; Animate and inanimate things,
natural and artificial machines ; Living mirrors and mites : Leibniz and Pascal
; Created beings as infinite and limited ; Monads at the bottom, monads at the top,
monads all over ; Life and force ; Conclusion : the re-enchantment of nature
