Leibniz on Causation - Part 2
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4079841 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Jorati (0000-0002-6110-0959, The Ohio State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 398-405 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/phc3.12230 |
| OpenAlex | W1937721613 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
Leibniz is almost unique among early modern philosophers in giving final causation a central place in his metaphysical system. All changes in created substances, according to Leibniz, have final causes, that is, occur for the sake of some end. There is, however, no consensus among commentators about the details of Leibniz's views on final causation. The least perfect types of changes that created substances undergo are especially puzzling because those changes seem radically different from paradigmatic instances of final causation. Building on my more general discussion of efficient and final causation in 'Leibniz on Causation - Part 1,' I will examine and assess some of the rival interpretations of Leibniz's account of final causation
Causation · Epistemology · Metaphysics · Historical Philosophy and Science · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |