Bloomsbury Companion to Leibniz

Brandon C. Look is University Research Professor at the Department of Philosophy, University of Kentucky, USA. His research focuses on the history of early modern philosophy, especially on the thought of Spinoza, Leibniz, and Kant. He also works on issues in contemporary metaphysics, epistemology, logic, and the history and philosophy of science. He is the co-editor and translator (with Donald Rutherford) of The Leibniz-Des Bosses Correspondence (2007) and the author of Leibniz and the 'Vinculum Substantiale' (1999).

The Continuum Companion to Leibniz is in many respects a splendid achievement... the individual contributions are of an exceptional quality. The volume testifies to the immense progress in Leibniz scholarship achieved by Anglo-American historians of philosophy in the last decades... the book is an excellent resource for graduate students and professional philosophers wishing to acquire an idea of what top Leibniz research looks like today.

• List of ContributorsPart I: Leibniz's Times and Philosophical Precursors1. Introduction: Leibniz's Life and Works Brandon C. Look (University of Kentucky, USA)2. Descartes and Leibniz Pauline Phemister (University of Edinburgh, UK)3. Leibniz and Hobbes Philip Beeley (University of Oxford, UK)4. Leibniz's Fascination with Spinoza Ursula Goldenbaum (Emory University, USA)5. Malebranche and Leibniz Sean Greenberg (University of California, USA)Part II: Leibniz's Philosophy6. Leibniz's Metaphysics: The Path to Monadology Brandon C. Look (University of Kentucky, USA)7. Logical Theory in Leibniz Samuel Levey (Dartmouth College, USA)8. Leibniz's Theory of Cognition Martha Bolton (Rutgers University, USA)9. Leibniz's Theory of Modality Ohad Nachtomy (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)10. Leibniz's Theory of Causation Brandon C. Look (University of Kentucky, USA)11. Leibniz's Philosophical Theology Martin Lin (Rutgers University, USA)12. Leibniz on Free Will Jack Davidson (Texas Lutheran University, USA)13. Leibniz's Moral Philosophy Gregory Brown (University of Houston, USA)14. Leibniz's Contribution to Natural Philosophy François Duchesneau (University of Montréal, Canada)15. Leibniz and the Life Sciences Justin E. H. Smith (Concordia University, Canada)16. Leibnizian Mathematics Douglas M. Jesseph (University of South Florida, USA)Part III: The Aftermath 17. Kant, The Leibnizians and Leibniz Anja Jauernig (University of Pittsburgh, USA)Bibliography Index of Names