Chapter I: Leibniz’s Last Controversy with the Newtonians

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Editorial Foreword xi
4. Preface and Acknowledgments xv
5. Abbreviations xix
6. Chapter I: Leibniz’s Last Controversy with the Newtonians 1
7. Chapter II: Newtonian Absolutism 11
8. Chapter III: Leibnizian Relativism 35
9. Chapter IV: On Properties 57
10. Chapter V: The Identity of Indiscernibles 65
11. Chapter VI: The Nutcracker at Work 81
12. Chapter VII: Leibniz’s Verificationist Argument 99
13. Chapter VIII: A Digression on Boethius: Eternity and Omniscience 113
14. Chapter IX: Omniscience: Leibniz versus Clarke 127
15. Chapter X: Omniscience and Omnipotence: Clarke and Arnauld against Leibniz 135
16. Bibliography 151
17. Backmatter 158