The book delves into Peter Strawson's profound impact on philosophical analysis and metaphysics, highlighting his influence on Kantian interpretations. Clifford Brown meticulously examines Strawson's key arguments and contributions, detailing responses from other philosophers. Each chapter offers insights into Strawson's method of clarifying concepts and their interrelations, revealing new perspectives on familiar ideas. The text emphasizes the consistency of Strawson's thoughts in logic and language, showcasing their application across diverse philosophical discussions.
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Samantha Kelly, determined to avoid love after a painful breakup, immerses herself in a life filled with mystery, excitement, and danger. Her reckless pursuit of thrill leads her into perilous situations, forcing her to confront her past and the demons that haunt her. As she navigates this tumultuous journey, she discovers that love, which she once deemed overrated, may be the very force that can rescue her from her self-destructive path.
This book deals with philosophical issues raised by P. F. Strawson in his Individuals. Strawson there provides a detailed criticism of Leibniz's metaphysics. The present volume argues that while Strawson may find his picture of Leibniz's world a useful foil for his own argument, that picture is fundamentally inconsistent with any possible world attributable to Leibniz himself, and even further removed from what Leibniz himself took to be the actual world. The importance of Leibniz's sources is stressed and documented, especially his correspondence with DeVolder and Des Bosses. But the focus of this book is not solely one of historical accuracy. Strawson's account of the nature of individuals has justifiably stirred great interest among contemporary philosophers, and this present reply to Strawson shows that certain perspectives of the historical Leibniz remain trenchant and relevant to the contemporary discussion of the issue involved. The author distinguishes three ontological levels for Leibniz and details the relations within and among those levels. A critical distinction between full and complete concepts is drawn, and it is further shown that Leibniz makes careful discriminations among the varieties of the principle of the identity of indiscernibles. It is argued that for Leibniz irreducible relations must necessarily obtain among individual substances, and that this claim does not violate the general framework of his logic. The reality of a public space and of bodies as the objective correlatives of our perceptions is maintained. The arguments are a substantive recasting of positions traditionally ascribed to Leibniz, and they will provide the basis for broad discussion and continuing research. Of interest to: Philosophers, historians of philosophy, logicians, theologists
