Leibnizian Materialism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9690286 |
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| Authors | Graeme Hunter, Graeme K Hunter (0000-0001-8642-4266, University of Ottawa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 573-588 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-2173 • E-ISSN: 1759-0949 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0012217310000703 |
| OpenAlex | W4232228472 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
In this paper, I argue a position that has almost never been held: that Leibniz was a materialist. At the conclusion of my article, I consider whether the difficulty of reconciling Leibniz’s materialism with other texts where he appears to be an idealist is best explained by Glenn Hartz’s idea of “theory pluralism,” concluding that there is instead a Leibnizian idea of “theory reconciliation” which does a better job
Epistemology · Materialism · Pluralism (philosophy) · Historical Philosophy and Science · History of Science and Medicine · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
| Highly cited | No |
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