The Labyrinth of the Continuum: Writings on the Continuum Problem, 1672-1686 Tapa dura - 2002

New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 2001. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover in burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering to front panel and spine, as issued w/out dj. Short inscription on front fly leaf, otherwise clean. This book gathers together for the first time an important body of texts written between 1672 and 1686 by the great German philosopher and polymath Gottfried Leibniz. These writings, most of them previously untranslated, represent Leibniz's sustained attempt on a problem whose solution was crucial to the development of his thought, that of the composition of the continuum. The volume begins with excerpts from Leibniz's Paris writings, in which he tackles such problems as whether the infinite division of matter entails "perfect points," whether matter and space can be regarded as true wholes, whether motion is truly continuous, and the nature of body and substance. Comprising the second section is Pacidius Philalethi, Leibniz's brilliant dialogue of late 1676 on the problem… Leer más

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001. First printing. Good. Red cloth boards, no DJ, some light ink marginalia, 484pp.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Yale University Press, 2001. Hard cover. Like new/No jacket. Spine is tight. Spine edges are bumped. Bottom edge is slightly scuffed along corner. Inside is unmarked.

Yale University Press, 2002-02-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

The Labyrinth of the Continuum: Writings on the Continuum Problem, 1672-1686 (The Yale Leibniz) (In Latin and English Translation). By G. W. Leibniz. Translated, Edited, and with an Introduction by Richard T. W. Arthur. Published by Yale University Press in 2001. Hardcover, 576 Pages.

Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr. New. 2002. Hardcover. 0300079117 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - BRAND NEW, FLAWLESS COPY, NEVER OPENED - 576 pp. 35 black and white illus. -- DESCRIPTION: This book gathers together for the first time an important body of texts written between 1672 and 1686 by the great German philosopher and polymath Gottfried Leibniz. These writings, most of them previously untranslated, represent Leibniz's sustained attempt on a problem whose solution was crucial to the development of his thought, that of the composition of the continuum. The volume begins with excerpts from Leibniz's Paris writings, in which he tackles such problems as whether the infinite division of matter entails "perfect points, " whether matter and space can be regarded as true wholes, whether motion is truly continuous, and the nature of body and… Leer más