Leibniz and Clarke: Correspondence

For this new edition, Roger Ariew has adapted Samuel Clarke’s edition of 1717, modernizing it to reflect contemporary English usage. Ariew’s introduction places the correspondence in historical context and discusses the vibrant philosophical climate of the times. Appendices provide those selections from the works of Newton that Clarke frequently refers to in the correspondence. A bibliography is also included.

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G. W. Leibniz & Samuel Clarke
Edited, with Introduction, by Roger Ariew

2000 - 112 pp.

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For this new edition, Roger Ariew has adapted Samuel Clarke’s edition of 1717, modernizing it to reflect contemporary English usage. Ariew’s introduction places the correspondence in historical context and discusses the vibrant philosophical climate of the times. Appendices provide those selections from the works of Newton that Clarke frequently refers to in the correspondence. A bibliography is also included.

 

CONTENTS: Introduction. Editor’s Note. Clarke’s Introduction: Dedication to Princess Caroline; Advertisement to the Reader. The Correspondence: Leibniz’s Five Letters to Clarke with Clarke’s Replies. Appendices: Passages from Leibniz’s Works, selected by Clarke. Passages from Newton’s Works: Principia, Scholium to the Definitions; Principia, General Scholium; Optics, end of Query 31. Bibliography.