Space, Time, and Theology in the Leibniz-Newton Controversy
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Edward J. Khamara
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Space, Time, and Theology in the Leibniz-Newton Controversy
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH& Co.KG
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9783110328301
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In the famous Correspondence with Clarke, which took place during the last year of Leibniz's life, Leibniz advanced several arguments purporting to refute the absolute theory of space and time that was held by Newton and his followers.
The main aim of this book is to reassess Leibniz's attack on the Newtonian theory in so far as he relied on the principle of the identity of indiscernibles. The theological side of the controversy is not ignored but isolated and discussed in the last three chapters, which deal with problems connected with the notions of omnipotence and omniscience.
Contents
7
Editorial Foreword
10
Preface and Acknowledgments
14
Abbreviations
19
Chapter ILeibniz’s Last Controversy with theNewtonians
21
Chapter IINewtonian Absolutism
31
Chapter IIILeibnizian Relativism
55
Chapter IVOn Properties
76
Chapter VThe Identity of Indiscernibles
85
Chapter VIThe Nutcracker at Work
100
Chapter VIILeibniz’s Verificationist Argument
118
Chapter VIIIA Digression on Boethius:Eternity and Omniscience
133
Chapter IXOmniscience: Leibniz versus Clarke
147
Chapter XOmniscience and Omnipotence:Clarke and Arnauld against Leibniz
154
Bibliography
171
