Living Mirrors: Infinity, Unity, and Life in Leibniz's Philosophy

New York, NY: Oup Usa (2019)
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This work presents Leibniz's view of infinity and the central role it plays in his theory of living beings. Nachtomy argues that Leibniz employs three degrees of infinity: absolute infinity, which applies to God; maximum or infinite in kind, which applies to created, living beings; and mathematical infinity.

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B2599.I53.N33 2019

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Ohad Nachtomy
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