Leibniz

Here you will find all the resources identified by our tutors as useful for the study of this topic, arranged in ascending alphabetical order. Browse the tiles and descriptions to discover if there are any resources of interest to you, or click on any of the other keywords to see resources sorted by alternative topics.

Displaying 1 - 10 of 10

Title	Description	Keywords	Full details
Handout 2, Rationalism: Four Distinctive Features	Some key characteristics of early modern rationalism explained, and illustrated with extracts.	Rationalism, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz	view
Coursework 3, Substance	Coursework sheet that accompanies the reading for the fourth meeting.	Rationalism, Descartes, Leibniz	view
Handout 9, The Nature of Mind, Descartes's Dualism	Comparative information about what mind is and how Descartes argues for dualism.	Rationalism, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz	view
Handout 14, Politics: Justifying the State	Sketches of some key political ideas by Hobbes, Spinoza and Leibniz.	Hobbes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Rationalism	view
Handout 1, Biographical Overview	Selective and brief biographical overview of the period between 1596 and 1716. The lives of Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz.	Rationalism, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz	view
Selected Bibliography	A selection of books, many of them available at the department's library.	Rationalism, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz	view
Coursework 5, Mind and Body	Coursework sheet that accompanies the reading for the sixth meeting.	Rationalism, Descartes, Leibniz	view
Handout 11, Freedom and Determinism	Sketches of indifference and spontaneity, absolute and hypothetical necessity, and self-empowerment.	Rationalism, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz	view
Coursework 1, Knowledge	Coursework sheet that accompanies the reading for the second meeting.	Rationalism, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz	view
Handout 4, Ideas: Representing the World	Information about the nature of ideas, with extracts.	Rationalism, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Aristotle	view

Search form

You are here