Leibniz and Clarke: Correspondence

by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Samuel Clarke, Roger Ariew

Overview

For this new edition, Roger Ariew has adapted Samuel Clarke's edition of 1717, modernizing it to reflect contemporary English usage. Ariew's introduction places the correspondence in historical context and discusses the vibrant philosophical climate of the times. Appendices provide those selections from the works of Newton that Clarke frequently refers to in the correspondence. A bibliography is also included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780872205253
Publisher:	Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2000
Series:	Hackett Classics
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Roger Ariew is Professor of Philosophy, University of South Florida.

Table of Contents

	Abbreviations	vi
	Introduction	vii
	Leibniz, Caroline, Newton, and Clarke	vii
	Editor's Note	xiv
	Clarke's Introduction	1
	To Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales	1
	Advertisement to the Reader	3
	The Correspondence	4
	Leibniz's First Letter, Being an Extract of a Letter Written in November, 1715	4
	Clarke's First Reply	5
	Leibniz's Second Letter, Being an Answer to Clarke's First Reply	7
	Clarke's Second Reply	11
	Leibniz's Third Letter, Being an Answer to Clarke's Second Reply	14
	Clarke's Third Reply	18
	Leibniz's Fourth Letter, Being an Answer to Clarke's Third Reply	22
	Clarke's Fourth Reply	29
	Leibniz's Fifth Letter, Being an Answer to Clarke's Fourth Reply	36
	Clarke's Fifth Reply	66
	Appendices	88
A	Passages from Leibniz's Works That May Shed Light on Many Parts of the Previous Letters	88
B	Selections from Newton's Works	95
1.	Principia, Scholium to Definitions	95
2.	Principia, General Scholium	101
3.	Optics, end of Query 31	105