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The Leibniz–Clarke correspondence was a scientific, theological and philosophical debate conducted in an exchange of letters between the German thinker Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Samuel Clarke, an English supporter of Isaac Newton during the years 1715 and 1716.
26 de oct. de 2010 · The Leibniz-Clarke correspondence : together with extracts from Newton's Principia and Opticks by Clarke, Samuel, 1675-1729 ; Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716 ; Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727 ; Alexander, H. G. (Henry Gavin), 1925- ed
The correspondence between Leibniz and Samuel Clarke—mediated by Leibniz’s erstwhile friend and disciple at the electoral court in Hanover, Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, princess of Wales—is arguably the most famous and influential of philosophical correspondences.
27 de nov. de 1997 · The correspondence between Leibniz and Samuel Clarke was the most influential philosophical exchange of the eighteenth century, and indeed one of the most significant such exchanges in the history of philosophy.
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.
[Clarke translates Leibniz as speaking of how God ‘perceives’ things; but the verb Leibniz uses is sentir, a cognate of sens (‘sense’), so that ‘sense’ seems right.
1 de mar. de 2000 · Leibniz and Clarke: Correspondence. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Samuel Clarke, Roger Ariew. Hackett Publishing, Mar 1, 2000 - Philosophy - 112 pages. For this new edition, Roger Ariew has adapted...
