3. Leibniz and the vis viva controversy

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Contributors xiii
6. 1. The principle of continuity and the ‘paradox’ of Leibnizian mathematics 1
7. 2. Geometrization or mathematization 33
8. 3. Leibniz and the vis viva controversy 51
9. 4. The controversy between Leibniz and Papin 75
10. 5. Leibniz vs. Stahl 101
11. 6. Leibniz’s conciliatory approaches in scientific controversies 137
12. 7. Leibniz vs. Lamy 169
13. 8. Leibniz vs. Foucher 187
14. 9. Quantification of natural and positive laws 223
15. 10. Leibniz’s critique of Pufendorf 245
16. 11. Leibniz vs. Jablonski 273
17. 12. The golden rule 297
18. 13. Leibniz vs. Bossuet 321
19. Name index 345
20. Subject index 349