The young Leibniz's tentative acceptance of physical occasionalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21395161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christian Henkel (0000-0002-8981-3715, Départment de philosophie Université de Montréal Montreal Quebec Canada, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 486-500 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Southern Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-4283 • E-ISSN: 2041-6962 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sjp.12568 |
| OpenAlex | W4395075826 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
In this article, I revisit Leibniz's early views on physical causation, more specifically, his relation to physical occasionalism focusing on the period from 1668 to 1676. An in‐depth analysis of the Confession of Nature against the Atheists taken together with the Catholic Demonstrations , Leibniz's correspondence with Jakob Thomasius from 1668/69, and the Pacidius Philalethi (1676) serve as evidence that his position leads to physical occasionalism. This receives further confirmation by taking into account Leibniz's familiarity with Weigel's occasionalism in contrast to Leibniz's later encounter of French occasionalism à la Cordemoy, La Forge, or Malebranche. Leibniz's exposure to Weigel's occasionalism, in turn, helps us better understand Leibniz's later critical reaction to occasionalism and how occasionalism helped him develop his own distinct views on causation as expressed in his mature philosophy
Cognitive Science and Education Research · Historical Philosophy and Science · History of Science and Medicine · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |