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Daniel Garber

Disciplines:
philosophy of science
history of philosophy

Summary

American historian of philosophy who has written authoritative studies of Descartes and Leibniz and the relationship between early modern philosophy and the Scientific Revolution.

Core Contribution

Descartes' Metaphysical Physics: reconstructs Descartes' natural philosophy — showing that his physics is deeply integrated with his metaphysics. Leibniz: Body, Substance, Monad: a comprehensive account of Leibniz's metaphysics of body and force.

Notable Works & Achievements

Descartes' Metaphysical Physics

Leibniz: Body, Substance, Monad

Historical Influences

Descartes Leibniz

Intellectual Lineage

History of Early Modern Philosophy

Contemporaries & Peers

Roger AriewMartha Bolton

Minds Influenced

No recorded minds influenced.

Intellectual Posterity

Descartes Scholarship Leibniz Scholarship

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