Leibniz' Universal Jurisprudence: Justice as the Charity of the Wise

by Patrick Riley

Although Leibniz is universally regarded as the greatest German philosopher before Kant, his work as a political and moral philosopher is almost entirely neglected in the English-speaking world, where he is seen chiefly as a metaphysician, mathematical logician, and co-discoverer of calculus. Yet Leibniz' doctoral degree was in law and jurisprudence, and he served throughout his life as a judge and a diplomat; he was a valued political--legal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674418379
• ISBN13: 9780674418370
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"