Tercentenary Essays on the Philosophy and Science of Leibniz

This book presents new research into key areas of the work of German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716). Reflecting various aspects of Leibnizs thought, this book offers a collection of original research arranged into four separate themes: Science, Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Religion and Theology. With in-depth articles by experts such as Maria Rosa Antognazza, Nicholas Jolley, Agustín Echavarría, Richard Arthur and Paul Lodge, this book is an invaluable resource not only for readers just beginning to discover Leibniz, but also for scholars long familiar with his philosophy and eager to gain new perspectives on his work.

Lloyd Strickland is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, with research interests in early modern philosophy and philosophy of religion. His previous publications include Leibniz on God and Religion (2016), Leibniz's Monadology (2014) and Leibniz and the Two Sophies (2011.)

Erik Vynckier is Chief Investment Officer at AllianceBernstein Ltd. He graduated as Chemical Engineer at Universiteit Gent, Belgium, and completed his MBA at London Business School, UK, in 2000.

Julia Weckend is Lecturer and online-tutor in Philosophy at Oxford University, UK, and has taught courses on the nature of perception, epistemology and scepticism, free will and determinism, the early modern era, the philosophy of mind, and critical reasoning.

Introduction: Lloyd Strickland, Julia Weckend.- SECTION 1: SCIENCE.- Philosophy and science in Leibniz: Maria Rosa Antognazza.- Between learned science and technical knowledge: Leibniz, Leeuwenhoek and the school for microscopists: Alessandro Becchi.- Leibniz, organic matter and astrobiology: Richard T. W. Arthur.-  SECTION 2: METAPHYSICS.- Plenitude and mirrors of God in Leibniz: Nicholas Jolley.- As matter to form so passive to active? The irreducible metaphysics of Leibnizs Dynamics: Tzuchien Tho.- Conceptual analysis and ontology in the Leibniz De Volder correspondence: Stefano di Bella.- SECTION 3: EPISTEMOLOGY.- Leibnizs empirical, not empiricist methodology: Dale Jacquette.- Leibniz on certainty: Julia Weckend.- Leibniz and probability in the moral domain: Chris Meyns.- SECTION 4: RELIGION AND THEOLOGY.- How Leibniz would have responded to the Lisbon earthquake: Lloyd Strickland.- Leibniz on the efficacy and economy of divine grace: Agustín Echavarría.- Eternal punishment, universal salvation and pragmatic theology in Leibniz: Paul Lodge.- BIOGRAPHICAL CONCLUSION.- In the hinterland of globalization? Leibniz and the European expansion: Michael Kempe.- Index.