Receptions of Leibniz’s Pre-established Harmony

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_289
dc.contributor.author	Lorini Gualtiero
dc.title	Receptions of Leibniz’s Pre-established Harmony. Wolff and Baumgarten
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	In the debate on causality in eighteenth-century Germany, Leibniz’s theory of pre-established harmony plays a central role. This theory presupposes important metaphysical assumptions, such as the monadological structure of the world, and represents a radical alternative to the theory of physical influx. This paper provides an overview of the debate in the period between C. Wolff and A.G. Baumgarten. While the former is skeptical about the monadology and accepts pre-established harmony as a valid hypothesis only concerning the soul-body relationship, the latter endorses the monadological theory and therefore adopts pre-established harmony in its universal value. A further conclusion is that Leibniz’s Essais de Théodicée can be taken as a robust point of reference to highlight the main metaphysical topics at stake in this lively intellectual scene.
dc.relation.ispartof	Philosophica
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2016-06-30
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dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/6969-083-9/PHIL-2-7
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8933
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-8925
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-084-6
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-083-9
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
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dc.peer-review	no
dc.subject	Monadology
dc.subject	Monadology
dc.subject	Physical Influx
dc.subject	Physical Influx
dc.subject	Pre-established Harmony
dc.subject	Pre-established Harmony

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Receptions of Leibniz’s Pre-established Harmony

Wolff and Baumgarten

Gualtiero Lorini Universidade de Lisboa

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In the debate on causality in eighteenth-century Germany, Leibniz’s theory of pre-established harmony plays a central role. This theory presupposes important metaphysical assumptions, such as the monadological structure of the world, and represents a radical alternative to the theory of physical influx. This paper provides an overview of the debate in the period between C. Wolff and A.G. Baumgarten. While the former is skeptical about the monadology and accepts pre-established harmony as a valid hypothesis only concerning the soul-body relationship, the latter endorses the monadological theory and therefore adopts pre-established harmony in its universal value. A further conclusion is that Leibniz’s Essais de Théodicée can be taken as a robust point of reference to highlight the main metaphysical topics at stake in this lively intellectual scene.

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Keywords: Monadology • Pre-established Harmony • Physical Influx

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