New Essays on Human Understanding Abridged EditionThis is an abridgement of the complete translation of the New Essays, first published in 1981, designed for use as a study text. The material extraneous to philosophy - more than a third of the original - and the glossary of notes have been cut and a philosophical introduction and bibliography of work on Leibniz have been provided by the translators. The marginal pagination has been retained for ease of cross-reference to the full edition. The work itself is an acknowledged philosophical classic, in which Leibniz argues point by point with Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding. The result is the single most important confrontation between the philosophical traditions of rationalism and empiricism. It makes an extremely suitable focus for the study of Leibniz's thought and of those two traditions in relation to one another. |
Contents
Ch | xi |
EDITORS INTRODUCTION | xxii |
PREFACE | xxxix |
OF INNATE NOTIONS | 5 |
Ch i | 7 |
Ch ii | 9 |
OF IDEAS | 20 |
Ch iii | 21 |
Ch xxxi | |
Ch i | 3 |
Ch iv | |
Ch v | |
Ch vii | 7 |
Cho xi | 13 |
OF KNOWLEDGE | 4 |
Of universal propositions their truth | iii |
Common terms and phrases
able abstract according action actual admit agree already animal appears aware believe body called cause Chapter colour comes conceive concern confused connection contains definition demonstration depend determine distinct distinguish Essay essence everything example existence experience explained express extension fact faculty follow give given gold happen hold human identity individual innate inner instance involve kind knowledge known learned least Leibniz less Locke logic matter means memory merely mind modes moral motion nature necessary never object occur opinion particular perceptions perfect person PHIL PHILALETHES philosophers pleasure possible present principles produce propositions qualities question reason reflection regard relation seems sense sensible shape shows simple ideas single sometimes sort soul space speak species substances suppose taken THEO THEOPHILUS things thought tion true truths understanding whole
References to this book
Racist Culture: Philosophy and the Politics of Meaning David Theo Goldberg No preview available - 1993 |