Article ID: CBB635051687

Learning from Leibniz: Whitehead (and Russell) on Mind, Matter and Monads (2015)

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Whitehead's system may be interpreted as a majestic attempt at recasting Leibniz's theory of monads in terms of sounder ontological categories. After a brief introductory section on the sources of Whitehead's knowledge of Leibniz's philosophy, the paper explains why Whitehead turned to Leibniz for metaphysical inspiration. Attention then shifts to Whitehead's understanding of the problems involved with Leibniz's theory of monads and his alternative explanation of monadic causation. Whitehead's endeavour to install windows in Leibniz's monads may not be entirely convincing, but there are philosophical gems scattered here and there in his analyses – true moments of insight that repay close examination.

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Article Jeremy Dunham; Pauline Phemister (2015) Monadologies: An Historical Overview. British Journal for the History of Philosophy (pp. 1023-1032). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Phemister, Pauline
Dunham, Jeremy
Duarte, German A.
Fincham, Richard Mark
Howard, Stephen
Simons, Peter
Concepts
Philosophy
Monads, monadology
Metaphysics
Physics
Philosophy of science
Mathematics
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
17th century
20th century
Places
United States
France
Great Britain
Institutions
Cambridge University
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