How Leibnizian Were the “Leibnizians” Ch. Wolff and A. G. Baumgarten? Reflections on the Theory of Preestablished Harmony
The philosophies of Wolff and Baumgarten have been traditionally evaluated as mere systematizations of the doctrines of Leibniz, and, therefore, as lacking all originality. The paper revises that opinion, focusing on the specific problem of the interaction of natural substances, in order to show tha...
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| description | The philosophies of Wolff and Baumgarten have been traditionally evaluated as mere systematizations of the doctrines of Leibniz, and, therefore, as lacking all originality. The paper revises that opinion, focusing on the specific problem of the interaction of natural substances, in order to show that they do not follow Leibniz
as closely with respect to some of the central principles of pre-established harmony. It also questions the use of “Leibnizianism” as a label to refer to a homogeneous and undifferentiated body of doctrines. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd453090acff4f77825ebc8d5101ecb42022-12-21T23:40:03ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaIdeas y Valores0120-00622014-04-0163154107135How Leibnizian Were the “Leibnizians” Ch. Wolff and A. G. Baumgarten? Reflections on the Theory of Preestablished HarmonyGaston Robert0King’s College London – InglaterraThe philosophies of Wolff and Baumgarten have been traditionally evaluated as mere systematizations of the doctrines of Leibniz, and, therefore, as lacking all originality. The paper revises that opinion, focusing on the specific problem of the interaction of natural substances, in order to show that they do not follow Leibniz as closely with respect to some of the central principles of pre-established harmony. It also questions the use of “Leibnizianism” as a label to refer to a homogeneous and undifferentiated body of doctrines.http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/30227/44519A. G. BaumgartenG. W. LeibnizCh. Wolffpreestablished harmony. |
| spellingShingle | Gaston Robert How Leibnizian Were the “Leibnizians” Ch. Wolff and A. G. Baumgarten? Reflections on the Theory of Preestablished Harmony Ideas y Valores A. G. Baumgarten G. W. Leibniz Ch. Wolff preestablished harmony. |
| title | How Leibnizian Were the “Leibnizians” Ch. Wolff and A. G. Baumgarten? Reflections on the Theory of Preestablished Harmony |
| title_full | How Leibnizian Were the “Leibnizians” Ch. Wolff and A. G. Baumgarten? Reflections on the Theory of Preestablished Harmony |
| title_fullStr | How Leibnizian Were the “Leibnizians” Ch. Wolff and A. G. Baumgarten? Reflections on the Theory of Preestablished Harmony |
| title_full_unstemmed | How Leibnizian Were the “Leibnizians” Ch. Wolff and A. G. Baumgarten? Reflections on the Theory of Preestablished Harmony |
| title_short | How Leibnizian Were the “Leibnizians” Ch. Wolff and A. G. Baumgarten? Reflections on the Theory of Preestablished Harmony |
| title_sort | how leibnizian were the leibnizians ch wolff and a g baumgarten reflections on the theory of preestablished harmony |
| topic | A. G. Baumgarten G. W. Leibniz Ch. Wolff preestablished harmony. |
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