What is it about?
This article discusses Leibniz's only treatise on emotions and argues that it includes a dynamic view of the mind which is heavily influenced by Thomas Hobbes.
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Why is it important?
Leibniz's De affetibus (1679) is a little discussed, but interesting memoir on affects of the mind and this paper strives to contextualize it in the 17th century philosophy as well as arguing that it is Leibniz's one of the first attempts to formulate a theory of the mind.
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This article is part of collection edited by Adrian Nita: Leibniz's metaphysics and adoption of substantial forms . Springer , Dordrecht 2015, pp. 73-88.
Dr Markku Roinila
Helsingin Yliopisto
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This page is a summary of: Affects and Activity in Leibniz’s De affectibus, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9956-0_6.
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Resources
Leibniz on Hope
An article on Leibniz's views on emotions, especially hope and joy.
Leibniz's Passionate Knowledge
Paper on the cognitive aspects of Leibniz's theory of emotions.
The Battle of the Endeavours
Published Conference presentation on Leibniz's views of the dynamical mind in New Essays on Human Understanding.
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