Leibniz and Locke: A Study of the New Essays on Human Understanding, with a Translation of Leibniz's Ad Christophori Stegmanni Metaphysic

by Nicholas Jolley

Book Overview

This is the first modern interpretation of Leibniz's comprehensive critique of Locke, the New Essays on Human Understanding. Arguing that the New Essays is controlled by the overriding purpose of refuting Locke's alleged materialism, Jolley establishes the metaphysical and theological motivation of the work on the basis of unpublished correspondence and manuscript material. He also shows the relevance of Leibniz's views to contemporary debates over...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198750803
• ISBN13: 9780198750802
• Release Date: March 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"