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Metaphysics, Mathematics, and Metaphor

Kurt Smith

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AbstractThis chapter looks specifically at Leibniz's conception of mathematical structure—an ideal structure underlying the very possibility of the actual world. Both his early and late views are considered. The chapter shows how it is that Leibniz employed mathematics as a metaphor aimed at explicating his metaphysical views. The metaphysical concepts of unity and harmony, for example, are made clearer by looking at how Leibniz conceived them via the mathematical concepts of function and determinant.

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Smith, K. (2010). Metaphysics, Mathematics, and Metaphor. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199583652.003.0011

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Tahun Terbit: 2010
Bahasa: en
Sumber Database: CrossRef
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199583652.003.0011
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