Living mirrors : infinity, unity, and life in Leibniz's philosophy / Ohad Nachtomy.
2019
B2599.I53 N33 2019
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Title
Living mirrors : infinity, unity, and life in Leibniz's philosophy / Ohad Nachtomy.
Author
Nachtomy, Ohad, author.
ISBN
9780190907358 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
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B2599.I53 N33 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
193
Summary
In 'Living Mirrors,' Ohad Nachtomy examines Leibniz's attempt to 're-enchant' the natural world-that is, to infuse life, purpose, and value into the very foundations of nature, a nature that Leibniz saw as disenchanted by Descartes' and Spinoza's more naturalistic and mechanistic theories. Nachtomy sees Leibniz's nuanced view of infinity - how it differs in the divine as well as human spheres, and its relationship to numerical and metaphysical unity - as key in this effort. Leibniz defined living beings by means of an infinite nested structure particular to what he called 'natural machines' - and for him, an intermediate kind of infinity is the defining feature of living beings. Using a metaphor of a 'living mirror,' Leibniz put forth infinity as crucial to explaining the unity of a living being as well as the harmony between the infinitely small and the infinitely large.
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In 'Living Mirrors,' Ohad Nachtomy examines Leibniz's attempt to 're-enchant' the natural world-that is, to infuse life, purpose, and value into the very foundations of nature, a nature that Leibniz saw as disenchanted by Descartes' and Spinoza's more naturalistic and mechanistic theories. Nachtomy sees Leibniz's nuanced view of infinity - how it differs in the divine as well as human spheres, and its relationship to numerical and metaphysical unity - as key in this effort. Leibniz defined living beings by means of an infinite nested structure particular to what he called 'natural machines' - and for him, an intermediate kind of infinity is the defining feature of living beings. Using a metaphor of a 'living mirror,' Leibniz put forth infinity as crucial to explaining the unity of a living being as well as the harmony between the infinitely small and the infinitely large.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Oxford scholarship online.
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