Nicholas Rescher, distinguished university professor of philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, is currently chairman of the Center for Philosophy of Science.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Referential Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 ALTERNATIVE POSSIBLE WORLDS -- Chapter 2 LEIBNIZ ON THE WORLD'S CONTINGENCY -- Chapter 3 LEIBNIZ ON ONTOLOGICAL PERFECTION -- Chapter 4 SOME PURPORTED OBSTACLES TO LEIBNIZ'S OPTIMALISM -- Chapter 5 LEIBNIZIAN PHYSICS -- Chapter 6 LEIBNIZIAN PHYSICS REVIVED (GÖDEL-LEIBNIZ-PLATO AND A BIT OF EINSTEIN) -- Chapter 7 ANALOGY AND PHILOSOPHICAL METHOD IN LEIBNIZ -- Chapter 8 COORDINATING EPISTEMOLOGY AND ONTOLOGY IN LEIBNIZ -- References -- Nicholas Rescher's Publications on Leibniz -- Index of Names -- Backmatter
