Category Archives: Leibniz

Leibniz and neoconservatism

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

A standard reading of modern political theory, or one could arguably say the standard reading, lays the greatest emphasis upon the state of nature theories and their attendant arguments concerning the social contract. Beginning with Hobbes, this standard reading continues … Continue reading →

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Spinoza or Leibniz

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

In his excellent book, Before Logic, Richard Mason (who also has a nice book on Spinoza, The God of Spinoza) argues that problems in logic as logicians understand them, and as they attempt to resolve them, are themselves consequences of … Continue reading →

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