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3'All the Time and Everywhere Everything's the Same as Here': The Principle of Uniformity in the Correspondence Between Leibniz and Lady MashamIn Paul Lodge (ed.), Leibniz and His Correspondents, Uk ;cambridge University Press. pp. 193-213. 2004.The privacy, real or illusory, afforded by the personal letter allows each participant the philosophical freedom to explore a range of possible opinions, to experiment with different ideas, to hesitate, and to change his or her mind in ways that published articles and books discourage. The private letter also allows the use of language and style of writing to be altered to suit the particular recipient. This is especially evident in Leibniz's correspondence with Des Bosses. Sometimes, however, t…Read more
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2Leibnizian Pluralism and Bradleian Monism: A Question of RelationsStudia Leibnitiana. forthcoming.
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2Exploring Leibniz’s Kingdoms: A Philosophical Analysis of Nature and GraceEcotheology, 7:2 7 (2): 126-145. 2003.
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1On Leibniz: Determinist, Theist, Idealist by Robert Merrihew AdamsEuropean Journal of Philosophy 5 97-100. 1997.
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1Locke and Sergeant on Scientific MethodIn Tom Sorrell (ed.), The Rise of Modern Philosophy., Oxford University Press. pp. 231-249. 1993.
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1Descartes and LeibnizIn Brandon Look (ed.), Continuum Companion to Leibniz, Continuum. pp. 14-29. 2011.
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1Are mind body relations natural and intelligible? Some early modern perspectivesIn Keith Allen & Tom Stoneham (eds.), Causation and Modern Philosophy, Routledge. pp. 87-103. 2011.
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1A Leibnizian god of metaphysics?In Pierfrancesco Basile & Leemon B. McHenry (eds.), Consciousness, Reality and Value: Philosophical Essays in Honour of T. L. S. Sprigge, Ontos. 2007.
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1Monads and MachinesIn J. E. H. Smith & Ohad Nachtomy (eds.), Machines of Nature and Corporeal Substances in Leibniz, Springer. pp. 39-60. 2011.
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1Progress and perfection of world and individual in Leibniz’s philosophy, 1694-1697In H. Breger, J. Herbst & S. Erdner (eds.), VIII Internationaler Leibniz Kongress proceedings, vol 2, G. W, Leibniz Gesellschaft. pp. 805-812. 2006.
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Le très petit et l’imperceptible dans la théorie morale de Leibniz d’après les Nouveaux Essais’ moralsIn Francois Duchesneau & Jérémie Griard (eds.), Leibniz selon les Nouveaux essais sur l’entendement, Editions Fides & Librarie Philosophie. pp. 229-248. 2006.This is the French translation and revision of the final chapter of P. Phemister, Leibniz and the Natural World (Dordrecht: Springer, 2005)
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Leibniz and the English-Speaking World: an introductory overviewIn Pauline Phemister & Stuart Brown (eds.), Leibniz and the English-Speaking World, Springer. pp. 1-18. 2007.
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The Metaphysics of Consciousness: Volume 67 (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 2010.What is consciousness? What is the place of consciousness in nature? These and related questions occupy a prominent place in contemporary studies in metaphysics and philosophy of mind, often involving complex interdisciplinary connections between philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence, biology and cognitive neuroscience. At the same time, these questions play a fundamental role in the philosophies of great thinkers of the past such as, among others, Plotinus, Descartes, Leibniz, Kant, W…Read more
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The Souls of SeedsIn Adrian Nita (ed.), Leibniz’s Metaphysics and Adoption of Substantial Forms: Between Continuity and Transformation, Springer. pp. 125-141. 2015.
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Peter Pett (1630-99)In Dictionary of Eighteenth Century British Philosophers, Thoemmes Press. pp. 651-2. 1999.
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A Leibnizian God of Metaphysics?In L. McHenry & P. Basile (eds.), Consciousness, Reality and Value: Philosophical Essays in Honour of T. L. S. Sprigge, Ontos Verlag. pp. 211-227. 2007.
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Relational Space and Places of ValueIn Emily Brady & Pauline Phemister (eds.), Transformative Values: Human-Environment Relations in Theory and Practice, Springer. pp. 17-30. 2012.This is a revised and shortened version of ‘Relational Space and Places of Value’, Logical Analysis and History of Philosophy, 14 (2011), 89-106.
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IntroductionIn Emily Brady & Pauline Phemister (eds.), Transformative Values: Human-Environment Relations in Theory and Practice, Springer. 2012.
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Catherine Wilson: Leibniz's Metaphysics: a historical and comparative studyBritish Journal for the History of Philosophy 4 (1): 181-188. 1996.
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Unity and Multiplicity: Leibniz's Critiques of res cogitans and res extensaIn Hans Poser (ed.), Nihil Sine Ratione: Mensch, Natur und Technik im Wirken von G. W. Leibniz Schirmherrschaft, Vii Internationaler Leibniz Kongress Proceedings, Vol 2. pp. 998-1005. 2001.
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Process-Relational Philosophy: An Introduction to Alfred North Whitehead (review)Chromatikon: Annual Review of Philosophy 39 (1): 195-199. 2010.
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Early Critics: Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizIn S. J. Savonius-Wroth, J. Walmsley & P. Schurmann (eds.), Continuum Companion to Locke, Continuum. pp. 97-100. 2010.
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Leibniz's mirrors: reflecting the pastIn Wenchao Li (ed.), Vortrage des X. Internationalen Leibniz-Kongress, vol. 6, Olms. pp. 93-108. 2017.
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Leibniz, Freedom of Will and RationalityStudia Leibnitiana 23 (1): 25-39. 1991.Dieser Aufsatz hält es für angeraten, einen bisher vernachlässigten Aspekt der Leibnizschen Gedanken bezüglich der Willensfreiheit, nämlich die Rolle der Rationalität, näher zu betrachten. Von den drei für die Freiheit notwendigen Bedingungen gehört nur die Rationalität all denjenigen Menschen, die frei sind, und ihnen ausschließlich an. Kontingenz und Spontaneität können die Handlungen unfreier Menschen kennzeichnen. Die Rolle der Rationalität erscheint in klarem licht, wenn man sie in die Reih…Read more