Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz

The Concept of Substance in Seventeenth Century Metaphysics

By: Roger Woolhouse

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Paperback | 1 July 1993 | Edition Number 1

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'This book is both a fine introduction to the me taphysics of Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz and a rich, wide-ranging study of the interaction betwee n physics and metaphysics in the seventeenth centu ry.' - Kenneth P Winkler, Wellesley CollegeThis book introduces student to the three major figures of modern philosophy known as the rationalists. It is not for complete beginners, but it is an accessible account of their thought. By concerning itself with metaphysics, and in particular substance, the book relates an important historical debate largely neglected by the contemporary debates in the once again popular area of traditional metaphysics. in philosophy. (Do Not USE)

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Acknowledgements	p. vi
Introduction	p. 1
Notes	p. 13
Descartes and Substance	p. 14
Spinoza and Substance	p. 28
Leibniz and Substance	p. 54
Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, and Extended Substance	p. 75
Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, and the Mechanics of Extended Substance	p. 102
Causation, Occasionalism and Force	p. 134
Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, and Thinking Substance	p. 150
Extended Substance and Thinking Substance Related: 'the Nature of the Union Between Body and Mind'	p. 164
Notes	p. 187
Uncreated and Created Substance: God and the World	p. 190
Bibliography	p. 199
Index	p. 209
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