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[from 'works' by Gottfried Leibniz, in 1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / b. Seventeenth century philosophy ]

Full Idea

Leibniz's philosophy largely serves to justify and enable a coherent empirical account of the world.

Gist of Idea

Leibniz aims to give coherent rational support for empiricism

Source

report of Gottfried Leibniz (works [1690]) by Franklin Perkins - Leibniz: Guide for the Perplexed 4.I

Book Reference

Perkins,Franklin: 'Leibniz: Guide for the Perplexed' [Continuum 2007], p.120


A Reaction

A nice counter to the simplistic idea of Locke as empiricist and Leibniz as rationalist. Leibniz is explicit that science needs a separate 'metaphysics' to underpin it. Perkins says Locke constructs experience, and Leibniz analyses it.