Leibniz: Philosophical Papers, 1677–1686
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This volume brings together 52 of Leibniz's writings on religion and theology, including the booklength Examination of the Christian Religion, in which he defends the Roman Catholic position on various matters of controversy, despite being a lifelong Lutheran himself. Also included are the complete texts from an unfinished project, Apology for Catholic Truth, in which Leibniz writes in the guise of a Catholic. Other writings reflect several of Leibniz's longterm projects: constructing a philosophical defence of Christianity to show the compatibility of its doctrines with reason; undermining philosophies he believed could lead to atheism, in particular those of Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza; and developing methods for resolving theological disputes.
This collection traces the evolution of these projects during Leibniz's formative first decade in Hanover (1677–1686), offering the most comprehensive English-language selection of such writings to date. Strickland has returned to Leibniz's original manuscripts to produce accurate, carefully annotated translations that document textual variations, deletions, and marginalia. Of the 52 texts included, 29 appear in English for the first time, one has never been published in any language, and another has only been partially published in its original form.
In addition to the translations, the volume features a substantial introductory essay on Leibniz's life, work, and writings on religion and theology from 1677 to 1686, along with detailed explanatory notes on each text, providing context, background, and the rationale for their dating.
Lloyd Strickland is an Independent Scholar who has taught at Lancaster University, Manchester Metropolitan University (where he was Professor of Philosophy and Intellectual History), the University of Central Lancashire, and the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David. His research focuses on the history of western philosophy, especially the thought and reception of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, on which he had published many journal articles and numerous books, including Leibniz on Binary: The Invention of Computer Arithmetic (MIT Press, 2022, with Harry Lewis), Leibniz's Key Philosophical Writings: A Guide (Oxford University Press, 2020, with Paul Lodge), Leibniz's Legacy and Impact (Routledge, 2019, with Julia Weckend), and Leibniz's Monadology (Edinburgh University Press, 2014).
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Introduction
1. Leibniz's Life
2. Leibniz's Writings
3. Overview: Religion and Theology
4. About the Volumes, Selections of Texts, Apparatus and Typographical Conventions
Religion and Theology
1. Summary Explanation of Revelation
2. Consideration of the Strongest Passages Which Are Adduced from Holy Scripture and the Holy Fathers in Favour of Purgatory
3. On the Breaking of Ecclesiastical Communion
4. On the Obligation to Believe
5. Civil and Sacred Controversies
6. On General Sacred Controversies
7. Remarks on Steno's Conversion
8. On Controversies
9. The Judge of Controversies
10. Various Definitions of the Church
11. What Is it to Be or Not to Be in the Roman Church?
12. On the Worship of the Saints
13. Demonstration that the Host Should Not Be Adored
14. There is Only One God
15. Preface to a Planned Latin Translation of Bossuet's Exposition of the Catholic Faith
16. Dialogue Between a Theologian and a Misosophist
17. Dialogue Between Poliander and Theophile
18. Conversation Between the Marquis of Pianezza, Minister of State of Savoy, and Father Emery, a Hermit
19. Dialogue Between an Able Politician and an Ecclesiastic of Recognized Piety
20. Dialogue Between Theophile and Polidore
21. On Scripture, the Church, and the Trinity
22. On the Triune God
23. On the Person of Christ
24. The Physical Origin of Circumcision
25. Opinion on the Nature and Power of the Catholic Church
26. Reflections on the Change of External Profession of Religion and What Should Be Proved by Protestants who Refuse to Return to the Roman Church, if in Good Conscience They Prefer to Remain in Separation
27. On Attending to the Salvation of the Soul
28. On Not Violating the Principle of Contradiction in Divine Matters
29. On the Trinity
30. Account of the Exploits of the Bishop of Tina in Hanover in 1683 and the Ill-will that Was Unjustly Stirred Up Among the Saxons as a Result
31. Protestant Complaints about Roman Catholic Dogmas and Practices
32. The Proper Starting Point of Our Faith
33. On the Unity of the Church
34. Brief Preparatory Remarks in Relation to Apologetic Works
35. Apology for the Catholic Faith Based on Right Reason
36. Rationale of the Catholic Faith Against Sects of All Kinds
37. Specimen of Catholic Demonstrations, or, Apology for the Faith Based on Reason
38. Discussion about an Apology for Catholic Truth
39. On Attempting an Apology for Catholic Truth
40. The Authority of the Church
41. On the Catholic Church
42. Thoughts about the Disagreement Between Protestants and Eastern Churches
43. The One Catholic Church
44. On the Commandment of Love, Schism, and the Principles of the Church
45. Apology for Catholic Truth
46. On Schism, Catholic Faith, and the Catholic Church
47. Rationale of the Catholic Faith
48. Theses
49. On God and the Church
50. Theological Propositions
51. Examination of the Christian Religion
52. On the Religion of Great Men
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.08.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Leibniz from Oxford |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-896003-4 / 0198960034 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-896003-4 / 9780198960034 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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