Leibniz's Philosophy of Physics (updated)
Publication information:
McDonough, Jeffrey K. “ Leibniz’s Philosophy of Physics (updated)”. In The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy .
Abstract
This entry - originally published in 2007, substantially updated in 2014 - provides a broad overview of the central themes of Leibniz’s philosophy of physics, as well as an introduction to some of the principal arguments and argumentative strategies he used to defend his positions. It includes sections entitled, The Historical Development of Leibniz’s Physics, Leibniz on Matter, Leibniz’s Dynamics, Leibniz on the Laws of Motion, Leibniz on Space and Time. A bibliography arranged by topic is also included.