For the first time Leibniz' political, moral, and legal thought are extensively discussed here in English. The text includes fragments of his work that have nev

A new understanding of the foundations of Gottfried Leibniz's moral and political philosophy based on formal deontic principles rather than consequentialism.

Studies of Gottfried Leibniz's moral and political philosophy typically focus on metaphysical perfection, happiness, or love. In this new reading of Leibniz, Ch

Arguing that the concept of an 'international rule of law' has a history independent from that of the national rule of law, this book discusses early modern Eur

Christia Mercer analyses Leibniz's early works, demonstrating that the metaphysics of pre-established harmony developed many years earlier than previously belie