Thesis
Symmetry, indiscernibility, and the generalist picture
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This thesis consists of four independent but thematically interrelated papers, plus an addendum to one of these papers.
Chapter 1 defends the view that Leibniz subscribed to generalism, or the view that the world is fundamentally purely qualitative in character. In particular, I respond to Cover & O'Leary-Hawthorne’s (1999) claim that Leibniz’s use of symmetry considerations in the correspondence with Clarke reveals that he was not a generalist. In addition, I clai...
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- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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uuid:4a5ecd28-30bc-4b19-9046-3689e2985a73
- Deposit date:
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2017-04-23
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- Copyright holder:
- Moller-Nielsen, T
- Copyright date:
- 2015
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