Leibniz’s Reputation: The Fontenelle Tradition

Daniel Garber

doi:10.4324/9780203871744-22

Leibniz’s Reputation: The Fontenelle Tradition

Daniel Garber

Philosophy

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There is a temptation to think of philosophical systems as Platonic ideals, which exist in a realm outside of history. But be that as it may, philosophers exist at a time and in a place and are read and commented on by other creatures who are equally time bound. In this chapter, I would like to capture something of the peculiarity of how Leibniz was understood and regarded by his contemporaries and by those who lived in the century that followed.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Insiders and Outsiders in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	281-293
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9781135227524
ISBN (Print)	9780415806091
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203871744-22
State	Published - Jan 1 2009

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