Leibniz on the Modal Status of Absolute Space and Time.

The article discusses the approach and notion of German philosopher Gottfried Willhelm Leibniz toward the modal status of absolute space and time. Topics include the disagreement of philosophers Isaac Newton and Samuel Clarke to Leibniz' notion of space and time relations, the correspondence between...

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Publicado en:	Nous (0029-4624) Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 447 - 465
Autor principal:	Lin, Martin
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Wiley-Blackwell Sep2016
Materias:	Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716 Spacetime Ethical absolutism Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727 Clarke, Samuel, 1675-1729 Letters
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Sumario:	The article discusses the approach and notion of German philosopher Gottfried Willhelm Leibniz toward the modal status of absolute space and time. Topics include the disagreement of philosophers Isaac Newton and Samuel Clarke to Leibniz' notion of space and time relations, the correspondence between Leibniz and Clarke, and the views expressed by Leibniz and the consistent and philosophical thought developed in the correspondence.