A Critical Exposition of the Philosophy of Leibniz: With an Appendix of Leading Passages
Bertrand Russell - A Critical Exposition of the Philosophy of Leibniz: With an Appendix of Leading Passages
Published: 1992 | ISBN: 041508296X, 004193007X, 1375891464 | PDF | 311 pages | 1.16 MB
Russell's first strictly philosophical work, this study remains one of the most important studies of Leibniz ever published. It established an approach to studying philosophers of the past that emphasizes the philosophical rather than the historical. In Russell's own words, philosophic truth and falsehood, in short rather than historical fact, are what primarily demand our attention in this inquiry. His interpretation emphasized the logical and deductive power of Leibniz's system in opposition to the standard interpretations that had previously led Russell to believe that the monadology was a kind of fantastic fairy tale.
`Mr Russell's very brilliant criticism of Leibniz … is a piece of controversial philosophy as well as a contribution to history.' - Bernard Bosanquet