A miracle creed : the principle of optimality in Leibniz's physics and philosophy /

"This book introduces Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's Principle of Optimality and argues that it plays a central role his physics and philosophy, with profound implications for both. Each chapter begins with an introduction to one of Leibniz's ground-breaking studies in natural philosophy...

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Main Author: McDonough, Jeffrey K. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
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505 0 |a Cover -- A Miracle Creed -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Optics and Immanent Lawful Teleology -- 1.1. A Unitary Principle for Optics (1682) -- 1.2. Immanent Lawful Teleology -- 1.3. An Old Myth about Teleology? -- 1.3.1. First Objection: Thin Teleology Isn't Genuine Teleology -- 1.3.2. Second Objection: Immanent Lawful Teleology Isn't (Even) Thin Teleology -- 1.4. Two Realms Revisited -- 1.5. Conclusion -- 2. Rigid Beams and the Foundations of Physics -- 2.1. New Proofs Concerning the Resistance of Solids (1684) -- 2.2. A Model for Leibnizian Forces -- 2.3. A Model for Leibnizian Bodies -- 2.4. Are Monads Spatial Per Se? -- 2.5. Conclusion -- 3. Vis viva and the Origins of Leibniz's Natural Philosophy -- 3.1. A Brief Demonstration of a Notable Error (1686) -- 3.2. Contingency -- 3.3. Providence -- 3.4. Entelechies -- 3.5. Conclusion -- 4. Hanging Chains and Monadic Agency -- 4.1. A String Bending under its Own Weight (1691) -- 4.2. An Unlikely Model of the Will -- 4.3. Non-​optimal Agency and Bayle's Dog -- 4.4. Optimal Form and a Role for Reason -- 4.5. Conclusion -- 5. Falling Bodies and the Rise of Variational Mechanics -- 5.1. The Problem of the Brachistochrone (1696) -- 5.2. The Triumph of Variational Principles -- 5.3. Derivative Principles? -- 5.3.1. An Incomplete Mechanics? -- 5.3.2. An Unexplanatory Mechanics? -- 5.3.3. An Upside-​Down Mechanics? -- 5.4. Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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