Collection of Letters on the Debate between Leibniz and Clarke

Author: Chen Xiuzhai
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Publish Date: 1996-01-01
Features: "The Correspondence between Leibniz and Clarke" is a significant work in both the history of philosophy and the history of science. Leibniz was a renowned philosopher and great scientist of Germany in the late 17th to early 18th century, while Clarke was a friend and supporter of Newton. This debate was essentially a disagreement between Leibniz and the Newtonian school regarding fundamental views on the world, particularly the nature of space and time. Although Leibniz stood on the position of idealism, his critique of Newton's absolute space-time theory had a certain promoting effect on the development of both philosophy and physics. This book is a must-read historical document for researchers in the history of philosophy and science, especially for those who are eager to explore the development of the concept of space and time. It is also an important reading for students studying the history of Western philosophy and science.