Leibniz's Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles

Synopsis

Examines The Place And Role Of The Identity Of Indisernibles, Which Rules Out Numerically Distinct But Perfectly Similar Things, In Leibniz's Philosophy. The Meaning And Status Of The Identity Of Indiscernibles -- Some Early Texts -- The Discourse On Metaphysics And Notationes Generales -- Primary Truths -- Leibniz's Letter To Casati ; Appendix : Translation Of The Letter -- Indiscernible Possibilia And The Perfection Of The World -- The Correspondence With Clarke -- Necessity Revisited -- The Carteseian Material World -- Atoms -- Space And Time -- Minds -- Accidents. Gonzalo Rodríguez-pereyra. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 205-211) And Index.