Leibniz's Two Realms Revisited.

Leibniz speaks, in a variety of contexts, of there being two realms—a “kingdom of power or efficient causes” and “a kingdom of wisdom or final causes.” This essay explores an often overlooked application of Leibniz's famous “two realms doctrine.” The first part turns to Leibniz's work in optics for...

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Publicado en:Nous (0029-4624) Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 673 - 697
Autor principal: McDonough, Jeffrey K.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2008
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