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Space, time, and theology in the Leibniz-Newton controversy /

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3938793260 (hd.bd.)

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9783938793268 (hd.bd.)

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b423847

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Space, time, and theology in the Leibniz-Newton controversy /

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[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Edward J. Khamara

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Frankfurt :

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Ontos,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2006

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x, 157 p. :

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ill. ;

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22 cm

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Process thought ;

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v. 6

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Collection of texts published previously

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-157)

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I. LEIBNIZ'S LAST CONTROVERSY WITH THE NEWTONIANS. Introduction: Leibniz's strategy. Plan of this work. -- II. NEWTONIAN ABSOLUTISM. Introduction. Ten Newtonian theses. Getting at the core of Newtonianism. Theological repairs -- III. LEIBNIZIAN RELATIVISM. Introduction. Summary statement of Leibniz's theory of space. The relativity of spatial position. Getting at the core of the Leibnizian theory. Some recent objections. Armstrong on absolute and relative motion. On an alleged impurity. Concluding remarks. Addendum: Leibniz on time -- IV. ON PROPERTIES. Space, time and individuals. Two classifications of properties. Defining the intrinsic -- V. THE IDENTITY OF INDISCERNIBLES. Three grades of indiscernibility. The vagaries of PII.2. Inter-world indiscernibility. Appendix: Leibniz's derivation argument -- VI. THE NUTCRACKER AT WORK. Introduction. Leibniz's objections to absolute space. Objections to absolute time. The relevant texts in Leibniz. Appendix: John Earman on Leibniz -- VII. LEIBNIZ'S VERIFICATIONIST ARGUMENT. The argument. A proposed interpretation. Clarke's reply. An answer to Clarke. An unhelpful God -- VIII. A DIGRESSION ON BOETHIUS: ETERNITY AND OMNISCIENCE. Preliminaries. Boethius on eternity. Boethius' account of omniscience. The refutation of Boethius -- IX. OMNISCIENCE: LEIBNIZ VERSUS CLARKE. How is omniscience possible? The Newtonian account of omniscience. The Leibniz's objections -- X. OMNISCIENCE AND OMNIPOTENCE: CLARKE AND ARNAULD AGAINST LEIBNIZ. Leibniz's account of omniscience. 'The paradox of omnipotence". The Leibniz-Arnauld version

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Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm,1646-1716-- Adversaries

Newton, Isaac,1642-1727-- Adversaries

God-- Omnipotence

God-- Omniscience

Space and time

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Khamara, Edward J

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20070711115843.0

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