Discourse on Metaphysics
1793 book by Prussian philosopher Immanuel Kant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Discourse on Metaphysics (French: Discours de métaphysique, 1686) is a short treatise by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in which he develops a philosophy concerning physical substance, motion and resistance of bodies, and God's role within the universe. It is one of the few texts presenting in a consistent form the earlier philosophy of Leibniz.
Author | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz |
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Original title | Discours de métaphysique |
Country | Germany |
Language | French |
Subject | Metaphysics |
Published | 1846 |
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The Discourse is closely connected to the epistolary discussion which he carried with Antoine Arnauld.[1] However Leibniz refrained from sending the full text and it remained unpublished until the mid 19th century.[2] Arnauld received only an abridged version in 37 points which resumed whole paragraphs and steered their discussion.