''Leibniz and the Rational Order of Nature'' is a 1995 book about the concept of order in
Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm (von) Leibniz . ( – 14 November 1716) was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist and diplomat. He is one of the most prominent figures in both the history of philosophy and the history of ma ...
's thought by
Donald Rutherford.
Reception
John Whipple from
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a Public university, public research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus esta ...
calls the book "one of the most important books about Leibniz" and believes that "No one has done more to explain the importance of the notion of order in Leibniz's philosophy than Donald Rutherford".
See also
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Natural order (philosophy)
In philosophy, the natural order is the moral source from which natural law seeks to derive its authority. Natural order encompasses the natural relations of beings to one another in the absence of law, which natural law attempts to reinforce ...
References
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Leibniz and the Rational Order of Nature{{philosophy-book-stub
1995 non-fiction books
English-language books
Books about philosophers
Cambridge University Press books
Works about Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Metaphysics books