The Young Leibniz and His Philosophy (1646-76)

The book provides an introduction to Leibniz's early philosophy and throws light on the development of some of the doctrines with which he is particularly associated.

Acknowledgements. A chronology of the young Leibniz
(1646-76). Abbreviations. Leibniz's formative years (1646-76): an
overview
S. Brown. The young Leibniz and his teachers

C. Mercer. Immeatio and emperichoresis. The theological
roots of harmony in Bisterfeld and Leibniz
M.R. Antognazza.
Deus sive harmonia universalis est ultima ratio rerum: the
conception of God in the early philosophy of Leibniz
K. Moll.
Transubstantiation, physics and philosophy at the time of the
Catholic Demonstrations
U. Goldenbaum. The young
Leibniz and the problem of historical truth
D. Cook.
Mathematics and nature in Leibniz's early philosophy
P. Beeley.
Leibniz and ethics: the years 1669-72
F. Piro. Leibniz and
millenarianism
H. Hotson. Sufficient reason and human
freedom in the Confessio Philosophi
G.H.R.
Parkinson. Particles, vortices, and individuals in De Summa
Rerum: Leibniz vis-a-vis Hobbes and Spinoza
C.
Wilson. Leibniz, Spinoza, and Tschirnhaus: multiple worlds,
possible worlds
M.A. Kulstad. The proto-monadology of the De
Summa Rerum
S. Brown. A Bibliography of the Young Leibniz.
Index.