📱 eBook en inglés LEIBNIZ'S METAPHYSICS OF HARMONY

Central to G.W. Leibnizs (1646–1716) contention that we live in "the best of all possible worlds" is the thesis that we inhabit a harmoniously ordered universe. However, despite Leibnizs numerous remarks on the matter, no consensus exists on what exactly universal harmony entails. This e-book examines Leibnizs writings chronologically and offers a new assessment of the meaning and function of harmony in Leibnizs metaphysics. The author shows that Leibnizs conception of harmony undergoes significant revision in the 1670s. He maintains that understanding this revision is crucial for grasping how Leibniz employs the idea of harmony in arguments for the minds incorporeal nature and its "preestablished harmony" with the body, as well in arguments for the worlds intelligibility and for the privileged moral status of rational agents. The e-book thus aims to broaden our picture of the development of Leibnizs philosophy and to deepen our appreciation for the irreducible role harmony plays in it.