Continuum Companion to Leibniz

Brandon C. Look is associate professor and director of graduate studies, department of philosophy, University of Kentucky. His research focuses on the history of early modern philossopy, especially on the thought of Spinoza, Leibniz, and Kant. He also works on issues in contemporary epistemology, philosophy, logic, and the history of philosophy in science. He is the editor and translator of The Leibniz-Des Bosses Correspondence (Yale UP, 2007) and one other book on Leibniz's work (Stuttgart: Steiner, 1999).

• List of Contributors / Part I: Leibniz's Times and Philosophical Precursors / 1. Introduction: Leibniz's Life and Works Brandon C. Look / 2. Descartes and Leibniz Pauline Phemister / 3. Leibniz and Hobbes Philip Beeley / 4. Leibniz's Fascination with Spinoza Ursula Goldenbaum / 5. Malebranche and Leibniz Sean Greenberg / Part II: Leibniz's Philosophy / 6. Leibniz's Metaphysics: The Path to Monadology Brandon C. Look / 7. Logical Theory in Leibniz Samuel Levey / 8. Leibniz's Theory of Cognition Martha Bolton / 9. Leibniz's Theory of Modality Ohad Nachtomy / 10. Leibniz's Theory of Causation Brandon C. Look / 11. Leibniz's Philosophical Theology Martin Lin / 12. Leibniz on Free Will Jack Davidson / 13. Leibniz's Moral Philosophy Gregory Brown / 14. Leibniz's Contribution to Natural Philosophy Francois Duchesneau / 15. Leibniz and the Life Sciences Justin E.H. Smith / 16. Leibnizian Mathematics Douglas M. Jesseph / Part III: The Aftermath / 17. Kant, The Leibnizians and Leibniz Anja Jauernig / Bibliography / Index of Names

The Continuum Companion to Leibniz is in many respects a splendid achievement... the individual contributions are of an exceptional quality. The volume testifies to the immense progress in Leibniz scholarship achieved by Anglo-American historians of philosophy in the last decades. While most contributions undoubtedly will prove too advanced for undergraduate students, the book is an excellent resource for graduate students and professional philosophers wishing to acquire an idea of what top Leibniz research looks like today.