Leibniz and China: A Commerce of Light

Why was Leibniz so fascinated by Chinese philosophy and culture? What specific forms did his interest take, and how did it compare with the relative indifference of his philosophical contemporaries and others such as Spinoza and Locke? Franklin Perkins examines Leibniz's voluminous writings on the subject and suggests that his interest originated within his own philosophy since the nature of his metaphysical and theological views required him to take Chinese thought seriously.

Author: Franklin Perkins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 03/29/2004
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.14w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780521830249

About the Author
Perkins, Franklin: - Franklin Perkins is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University, Chicago. He has published in early modern European philosophy, early Chinese philosophy, and comparative philosophy, with articles appearing in the Journal of the History of Ideas, the Journal of Chinese Philosophy, and the Leibniz Review.