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Why was Leibniz so fascinated by Chinese philosophy and culture? What specific forms did his interest take? How did his interest compare with the relative indifference of his philosophical contemporaries and near-contemporaries such as Spinoza and Locke? In this highly original book, Franklin Perkins examines Leibniz's voluminous writings on the subject and suggests that his interest was founded in his own philosophy: the nature of his metaphysical and theological views required him to take Chinese thought seriously. Leibniz was unusual in holding enlightened views about the intellectual profitability of cultural exchange, and in a broad-ranging discussion Perkins charts these views, their historical context, and their social and philosophical ramifications. The result is an illuminating philosophical study which also raises wider questions about the perils and rewards of trying to understand and learn from a different culture.

Philosophy, Chinese. --- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, --- S12/0810 --- S12/0820 --- China: Philosophy and Classics--Influence of Chinese philosophy on Foreign philosophy --- China: Philosophy and Classics--Comparative philosophy --- Philosophy, Chinese --- Chinese philosophy --- Leibnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm --- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm --- Arts and Humanities --- Philosophy --- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, - Freiherr von, - 1646-1716

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Leibniz, von, Gottfried W. --- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm --- Leibnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm

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This volume of new essays is the first English-language anthology devoted to Chinese metaphysics. The essays explore the key themes of Chinese philosophy, from pre-Qin to modern times, starting with important concepts such as yin-yang and qi and taking the reader through the major periods in Chinese thought - from the Classical period, through Chinese Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism, into the twentieth-century philosophy of Xiong Shili. They explore the major traditions within Chinese philosophy, including Daoism and Mohism, and a broad range of metaphysical topics, including monism, theories of individuation, and the relationship between reality and falsehood. The volume will be a valuable resource for upper-level students and scholars of metaphysics, Chinese philosophy, or comparative philosophy, and with its rich insights into the ethical, social and political dimensions of Chinese society, it will also interest students of Asian studies and Chinese intellectual history.

Metaphysics. --- Philosophy, Chinese. --- Chinese philosophy --- God --- Ontology --- Philosophy --- Philosophy of mind --- S12/0211 --- China: Philosophy and Classics--Metaphysics --- Metaphysics --- Philosophy, Chinese

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Philosophy --- Metaphysics