Leibniz's Naturalized Philosophy of Mind

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.

• IntroductionPart I: Leibniz's Naturalizing Project1: Nature and Natures2: Naturalizing Constraints: Equipollence and Continuity3: The Intelligibility of NaturePart II: The Metaphysical Basis of Minds4: Substance and Force5: Living Mirrors: Expression and Perception6: Perceptual Distinctness and Mental ActivityPart III: Mind in the Natural Order7: Perception, Consciousness, and Continuity8: Looking Back: Memory and Consciousness9: Looking Forward: Appetite and DesirePart IV: The Prerogative of Minds10: Rational Beings and Animal Souls11: Moral Identity and the Appearance of the Self12: Self-Reflection, Perception, and Conceptual ThoughtConclusion

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