Leibniz's Critique of Infinite Numbers and its Impact in his Metaphysics of Bodies

被引:2
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作者
Fazio, Rodolfo [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Buenos Aires, Inst Filosofia, Puan 480, RA-1406 Buenos Aires, Argentina
关键词
Leibniz; infinite numbers; body; continuous quantity; extension; MATHEMATICS;
D O I
10.1387/theoria.14935
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
In this paper we study the impact of Leibniz's critique of infinite numbers in his metaphysics of bodies. After presenting the relation that the German philosopher establishes in his youth between the notions of body, extension and infinite quantities (1672-1673), we analyze his thoughts on the paradoxes of the infinite numbers (1672-1676) and we claim that his defense of the inconsistency of such numbers is an inflexion point in his conception of body and mark the beginning of his offensive against the res extensa.
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页码:159 / 175
页数:17
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