Título: Leibniz: An Intellectual Biography
Autor: Maria Rosa Antognazza
Sinopse: Of all the thinkers of the century of genius that inaugurated modern philosophy, none lived an intellectual life more rich and varied than Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716). Trained as a jurist and employed as a counsellor, librarian, and historian, he made famous contributions to logic, mathematics, physics, and metaphysics, yet viewed his own aspirations as ultimately ethical and theological, and married these theoretical concerns with politics, diplomacy, and an equally broad range of practical reforms: juridical, economic, administrative, technological, medical, and ecclesiastical. Maria Rosa Antognazza's pioneering biography not only surveys the full breadth and depth of these theoretical interests and practical activities, it also weaves them together for the first time into a unified portrait of this unique thinker and the world from which he came. At the centre of the huge range of Leibniz's apparently miscellaneous endeavours, Antognazza reveals a single master project lending unity to his extraordinarily multifaceted life's work. Throughout the vicissitudes of his long life, Leibniz tenaciously pursued the dream of a systematic reform and advancement of all the sciences, to be undertaken as a collaborative enterprise supported by an enlightened ruler; these theoretical pursuits were in turn ultimately grounded in a practical goal: the improvement of the human condition and thereby the celebration of the glory of God in His creation. As well as tracing the threads of continuity that bound these theoretical and practical activities to this all-embracing plan, this illuminating study also traces these threads back into the intellectual traditions of the Holy Roman Empire in which Leibniz lived and throughout the broader intellectual networks that linked him to patrons in countries as distant as Russia and to correspondents as far afield as China.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Leibniz: An Intellectual Biography”, de Maria Rosa Antognazza, publicado pela editora Cambridge University Press, em 2011 e com 652 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Cambridge University Press
Páginas: 652
Ano: 2011
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Linguagem: pt_BR
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ISBN13: 9781107627611
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Cambridge University Press apresentam uma leitura que combina rigor acadêmico com abordagens que exploram tanto temas históricos e sociais quanto avanços científicos e educacionais. O catálogo revela obras que vão desde análises profundas sobre sociedades antigas e críticas culturais até estudos contemporâneos em ciências exatas, humanas e linguísticas. O tom varia entre o didático e o analítico, com textos que contemplam desde narrativas históricas detalhadas até exposições metodológicas e teóricas, muitas vezes com linguagem acessível a estudantes e pesquisadores. Há uma presença marcante de obras que investigam processos sociais complexos, como dinâmicas de poder, transformações culturais e debates políticos, ao lado de publicações voltadas para aprendizado de idiomas e ciências aplicadas.
