Larry M. Jorgensen is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Skidmore College. His main research is in early modern philosophy, with a primary focus on Leibniz's philosophy of mind and, more generally, on the development of the uniquely modern conception of consciousness that developed during the seventeenth century. He has recently developed a secondary line of research into the ethics of forgiveness and reconciliation.

• Introduction Part I: Leibniz's Naturalizing Project 1: Nature and Natures 2: Naturalizing Constraints: Equipollence and Continuity 3: The Intelligibility of Nature Part II: The Metaphysical Basis of Minds 4: Substance and Force 5: Living Mirrors: Expression and Perception 6: Perceptual Distinctness and Mental Activity Part III: Mind in the Natural Order 7: Perception, Consciousness, and Continuity 8: Looking Back: Memory and Consciousness 9: Looking Forward: Appetite and Desire Part IV: The Prerogative of Minds 10: Rational Beings and Animal Souls 11: Moral Identity and the Appearance of the Self 12: Self-Reflection, Perception, and Conceptual Thought Conclusion

...valuable and insightful contribution to the literature on Leibniz…