{"product_id":"discourse-on-metaphysics-and-other-essays-by-gottfried-wilhelm-leibniz-9780872201323","title":"Discourse on Metaphysics and Other Essays","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiscourse on Metaphysics and Other Essays\u003c\/em\u003e contains complete translations of the two essays that constitute the best introduction to Leibniz's complete thought: \u003cem\u003eDiscourse on Metaphysics\u003c\/em\u003e, a short course in his metaphysics, written in 1686 at the time his mature thought was just crystalising, and \u003cem\u003eMonadology\u003c\/em\u003e of 1714, a summary of Leibniz's mature metaphysics, written late in his long career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese are supplemented with two essays of special interest to the student of modern philosophy: \u003cem\u003eOn the Ultimate Origination of Things\u003c\/em\u003e of 1697, which deals clearly with Leibniz's celebrated doctrine of contingency and creation, and the Preface to his \u003cem\u003eNew Essays\u003c\/em\u003e of 1703-1705, which presents a brief and coherent overview of his epistemological position, particularly as it relates to the empiricism of Locke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424046170348,"sku":"9780872201323","price":16.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780872201323.jpg?v=1774769309","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/discourse-on-metaphysics-and-other-essays-by-gottfried-wilhelm-leibniz-9780872201323","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}