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OverviewLarry M. Jorgensen provides a systematic reappraisal of Leibniz's philosophy of mind, revealing the full metaphysical background that allowed Leibniz to see farther than most of his contemporaries. In recent philosophy much effort has been put into discovering a naturalized theory of mind. Leibniz's efforts to reach a similar goal three hundred years earlier offer a critical stance from which we can assess our own theories. But while the goals might be similar, the content of Leibniz's theory significantly diverges from that of today's thought. Perhaps surprisingly, Leibniz's theological commitments yielded a thoroughgoing naturalizing methodology: the properties of an object are explicable in terms of the object's nature. Larry M. Jorgensen shows how this methodology led Leibniz to a fully natural theory of mind. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Larry M. Jorgensen (Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy, Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy, Skidmore College)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.670kg ISBN: 9780198714583ISBN 10: 0198714580 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 26 March 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews...valuable and insightful contribution to the literature on Leibniz... * Julia Borcherding, The Leibniz Review * Author InformationLarry M. Jorgensen is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Skidmore College. His main research is in early modern philosophy, with a primary focus on Leibniz's philosophy of mind and, more generally, on the development of the uniquely modern conception of consciousness that developed during the seventeenth century. He has recently developed a secondary line of research into the ethics of forgiveness and reconciliation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |