# Research Search Within Results Search Within Results search ## 56 results Show filters filter\_alt Sort by Year of PublicationAlphabetical A-Z sort ## 56 results Download 56 citations download- [BibTeX](/node/782681/export?format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/node/782681/export?format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/node/782681/export?format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/node/782681/export?format=tagged) - [Marc](/node/782681/export?format=marc) - [PubMedId](/node/782681/export?format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/node/782681/export?format=ris) ### Submitted McDonough, Jeffrey K. “[Causation As Composition: Mary Shepherd and the Metaphysics of Causation](/publications/causation-composition-mary-shepherd-and-metaphysics-causation)”. In *Essays on Mary Shepherd: Causation, Mind, and Perception*, edited by Keota Fields. McDonough, Jeffrey K. “[Causation As Composition: Mary Shepherd and the Metaphysics of Causation](/publications/causation-composition-mary-shepherd-and-metaphysics-causation)”. In *Essays on Mary Shepherd: Causation, Mind, and Perception*, edited by Keota Fields. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract At the heart of Mary Shepherd’s philosophical system lies her understanding of efficient causation. But what exactly is Shepherd’s view of efficient causation? Her claims about causation seem puzzling. She suggests, for example, that causes and effects... ### 2026 McDonough, Jeffrey K. “[Émilie Du Châtelet Against Spatial Metaphysics](/publications/%C3%A9milie-du-ch%C3%A2telet-against-spatial-metaphysics)”. In *The Bloomsbury Handbook of Émilie Du Châtelet*, edited by Fatema Amijee. London: Bloomsbury, 2026. McDonough, Jeffrey K. “[Émilie Du Châtelet Against Spatial Metaphysics](/publications/%C3%A9milie-du-ch%C3%A2telet-against-spatial-metaphysics)”. In *The Bloomsbury Handbook of Émilie Du Châtelet*, edited by Fatema Amijee. London: Bloomsbury, 2026. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract How does Émilie Du Châtelet’s understanding of space relate to the dominant views of her day? It has been natural to assume that her understanding of space is driven by the contrast between Newton’s substantivalism and Leibniz’s relationism. In this paper... ### 2025 McDonough, Jeffrey K. “[Du Châtelet, Wolff, and Leibniz on Divine Eternity](/publications/du-ch%C3%A2telet-wolff-and-leibniz-divine-eternity)”. In *Émilie Du Châtelet in Relation to Leibniz and Wolff*. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2025. McDonough, Jeffrey K. “[Du Châtelet, Wolff, and Leibniz on Divine Eternity](/publications/du-ch%C3%A2telet-wolff-and-leibniz-divine-eternity)”. In *Émilie Du Châtelet in Relation to Leibniz and Wolff*. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2025. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This essay explores Émilie Du Châtelet’s neglected understanding of divine eternity and its relation to the views of Christian Wolff and G.W. Leibniz. It is divided into four parts. The first part sets the stage by distinguishing three views on divine... McDonough, Jeffrey K., and Clara Carus, eds. *[Émilie Du Châtelet in Relation to Leibniz and Wolff: Similarities and Differences](/publications/%C3%A9milie-du-ch%C3%A2telet-relation-leibniz-and-wolff-similarities-and-differences)*. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2025. McDonough, Jeffrey K., and Clara Carus, eds. *[Émilie Du Châtelet in Relation to Leibniz and Wolff: Similarities and Differences](/publications/%C3%A9milie-du-ch%C3%A2telet-relation-leibniz-and-wolff-similarities-and-differences)*. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2025. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This book offers a first detailed comparison of Émilie Du Châtelet's philosophy with her predecessors G.W. Leibniz and Christiaan Wolff. It highlights the similarities and the differences of her work and ideas with those of Leibniz and Wolff. The volume’s... ### 2023 Arthur, Richard T. W., Jeffrey K. McDonough, Lea Aurelia Schroeder, Samuel Levey, Richard Franks, and Tzuchien Tho. *[Leibniz: Publications on Natural Philosophy](/publications/leibniz-publications-natural-philosophy)*. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. Arthur, Richard T. W., Jeffrey K. McDonough, Lea Aurelia Schroeder, Samuel Levey, Richard Franks, and Tzuchien Tho. *[Leibniz: Publications on Natural Philosophy](/publications/leibniz-publications-natural-philosophy)*. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://global.oup.com/academic/product/leibniz-publications-on-natural-philosophy-9780192843531?cc=us&lang=en&#) This is the first volume compiling English translations of Leibniz's journal articles on natural philosophy, presenting a selection of 26 articles, only three of which have appeared before in English translation. It also includes in full Leibniz's public... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://global.oup.com/academic/product/leibniz-publications-on-natural-philosophy-9780192843531?cc=us&lang=en&#) McDonough, Jeffrey K. “[Review of ‘Richard T.W. Arthur’s Leibniz on Time, Space & Relativity ](https://doi.org/10.1215/00318108-10469538)”. *The Philosophical Review* 132, no. 3 (2023): 495-99. McDonough, Jeffrey K. “[Review of ‘Richard T.W. Arthur’s Leibniz on Time, Space & Relativity ](https://doi.org/10.1215/00318108-10469538)”. *The Philosophical Review* 132, no. 3 (2023): 495-99. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdfmcdonough\_review\_of\_ric\_a...](/sites/g/files/omnuum4731/files/mcdonough/files/mcdonough_review_of_ric_arthur_time_space_and_relativity_the_phil_review_pdf.pdf) In his impressive *Leibniz on Time, Space, and Relativity*, Ric Arthur manages to juggle a daunting array of tasks: tracking the chronological development of Leibniz’s views over more than half a century; explicating Leibniz’s groundbreaking mathematics... - [ picture\_as\_pdfmcdonough\_review\_of\_ric\_a...](/sites/g/files/omnuum4731/files/mcdonough/files/mcdonough_review_of_ric_arthur_time_space_and_relativity_the_phil_review_pdf.pdf) ### 2022 McDonough, Jeffrey K. “[Space, Monads, and Incompossibility](/publications/space-monads-and-incompossibility)”. Edited by Donald Rutherford. *Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy*, 2022. McDonough, Jeffrey K. “[Space, Monads, and Incompossibility](/publications/space-monads-and-incompossibility)”. Edited by Donald Rutherford. *Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy*, 2022. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://global.oup.com/academic/product/oxford-studies-in-early-modern-philosophy-volume-x-9780192897442?lang=en&cc=ca) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPenultimate Draft.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum4731/files/mcdonough/files/mcdonough_monads_space_and_compossibility_penultimate_draft_for_posting.pdf) This essay offers a novel account of how to understand Leibniz’s views on compossibility when applied to infinite worlds constituted by unextended, immaterial substances or “monads.” The first section sets the stage by taking up some essential questions... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://global.oup.com/academic/product/oxford-studies-in-early-modern-philosophy-volume-x-9780192897442?lang=en&cc=ca) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPenultimate Draft.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum4731/files/mcdonough/files/mcdonough_monads_space_and_compossibility_penultimate_draft_for_posting.pdf) McDonough, Jeffrey K. *[A Miracle Creed: The Principle of Optimality in Leibniz’s Physics and Philosophy](/publications/miracle-creed-principle-optimality-leibnizs-physics-and-philosophy)*. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. McDonough, Jeffrey K. *[A Miracle Creed: The Principle of Optimality in Leibniz’s Physics and Philosophy](/publications/miracle-creed-principle-optimality-leibnizs-physics-and-philosophy)*. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-miracle-creed-9780197629079?cc=us&lang=en&) This book introduces Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz’s *Principle of Optimality* and argues that it plays a central role his physics and philosophy, with profound implications for both. Each chapter begins with an introduction to one of Leibniz’s ground-breaking... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-miracle-creed-9780197629079?cc=us&lang=en&) McDonough, Jeffrey K. *[Saints, Heretics, and Atheists: A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion](https://global.oup.com/academic/product/saints-heretics-and-atheists-9780197563854?lang=en&cc=eu)*. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. McDonough, Jeffrey K. *[Saints, Heretics, and Atheists: A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion](https://global.oup.com/academic/product/saints-heretics-and-atheists-9780197563854?lang=en&cc=eu)*. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract *Saints, Heretics, and Atheists* offers a historical introduction to fundamental questions in the philosophy of religion. It is divided into twenty-five chapters. The first chapter discusses the nature of piety drawing on Plato’s *Euthyphro*. The next three... ### 2021 McDonough, Jeffrey K. “[Causal Powers and Ontology in Descartes, Malebranche, and Leibniz,](/publications/causal-powers-and-ontology-descartes-malebranche-and-leibniz)”. In *Causal Powers: A History*, edited by Julia Jorati. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021. McDonough, Jeffrey K. “[Causal Powers and Ontology in Descartes, Malebranche, and Leibniz,](/publications/causal-powers-and-ontology-descartes-malebranche-and-leibniz)”. In *Causal Powers: A History*, edited by Julia Jorati. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://global.oup.com/academic/product/powers-9780190925512?cc=us&lang=en&) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPenultimate Draft](/sites/g/files/omnuum4731/files/mcdonough/files/mcdonough_descartes_malebranche_and_leibniz_on_causal_powers_penultimate_draft_for_posting.pdf) This essay focuses on an intriguing cycle in early modern ontology – that is, in the early modern study of what exists. René Descartes helped to usher in a new era in ontology by putting pressure on the causal powers posited by his scholastic forbearers... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://global.oup.com/academic/product/powers-9780190925512?cc=us&lang=en&) - [ picture\_as\_pdfPenultimate Draft](/sites/g/files/omnuum4731/files/mcdonough/files/mcdonough_descartes_malebranche_and_leibniz_on_causal_powers_penultimate_draft_for_posting.pdf) ### 2020 McDonough, Jeffrey K. “[Introduction to Teleology: A History](/publications/introduction-teleology-history)”. In *Teleology: A History*, 1-13. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. McDonough, Jeffrey K. “[Introduction to Teleology: A History](/publications/introduction-teleology-history)”. In *Teleology: A History*, 1-13. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdfPenultimate Draft](/sites/g/files/omnuum4731/files/mcdonough/files/mcdonough_introduction_penultimate_draft_for_posting.pdf) Teleology is the belief that some things happen, or exist, for the sake of other things. That, for example, people have eyes for seeing. That they read for pleasure. This volume explores the intuitive yet contested concept of teleology as it has been... - [ picture\_as\_pdfPenultimate Draft](/sites/g/files/omnuum4731/files/mcdonough/files/mcdonough_introduction_penultimate_draft_for_posting.pdf) McDonough, Jeffrey K., and Allison Aitken. “[Somethings and Nothings: Śrīgupta and Leibniz on Being and Unity](https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/156)”. *Philosophy East and West* 70, no. 4 (2020). McDonough, Jeffrey K., and Allison Aitken. “[Somethings and Nothings: Śrīgupta and Leibniz on Being and Unity](https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/156)”. *Philosophy East and West* 70, no. 4 (2020). - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ picture\_as\_pdfPublisher's Version.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum4731/files/mcdonough/files/aitken_and_mcdonough_2020_somethings_and_nothings_phil_east_and_west_offprint.pdf) This paper argues that Śrīgupta and Leibniz accept similar metaphysical principles concerning unity, aggregates, and being. It then shows how from those shared principles, Śrīgupta and Leibniz arrive at similar conclusions concerning the reality of... - [ picture\_as\_pdfPublisher's Version.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum4731/files/mcdonough/files/aitken_and_mcdonough_2020_somethings_and_nothings_phil_east_and_west_offprint.pdf) - Previous page chevron\_left - [1](?page=0 "Current page") - [2](?page=1 "Go to page 2") - [3](?page=2 "Go to page 3") - [ Last page 5 ](?page=4 "Go to last page") - [ Next page chevron\_right ](?page=1 "Go to next page")