The Uninterrupted Ocean
Leibniz and the Encyclopedic Imagination
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4840019 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Selcer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-50 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Representations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-6018 • E-ISSN: 1533-855X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/rep.2007.98.1.25 |
| OpenAlex | W2017573102 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article explores a remarkable moment in the history of the early modern encyclopedia, namely G. W. Leibniz's philosophical reflections on the procedures for its proper construction. The focus of the article is on the way that Leibniz develops a metaphysics of notation and cross-reference intended to ground a generative encyclopedic strategy that both establishes an image of the systematic nature of human knowledge and produces the terms that it structures
Encyclopedia · Epistemology · Generative grammar · Linguistics · Metaphysics · Notation · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Historical Philosophy and Science · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2014 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |