The epistemological autonomy of analogy in Leibniz’s work
Leduc, Christian
The epistemological autonomy of analogy in Leibniz’s work - 2016.
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Leibniz uses arguments by way of analogy in a multitude of theoretical realms. According to some commentators, these uses would have to be articulated around the metaphysical concept of expression: in order for an analogy to be valid, it must be founded upon a perceptive and expressive relation of proportionality. This paper instead gives a non-metaphysical interpretation of analogy in Leibniz. In several contexts, it would be neither desirable nor possible to find a metaphysical foundation to analogical comparisons. Besides, the epistemological autonomy of analogy was already recognized in Leibniz’s early works and had consequences until his final years.
The epistemological autonomy of analogy in Leibniz’s work - 2016.
40
Leibniz uses arguments by way of analogy in a multitude of theoretical realms. According to some commentators, these uses would have to be articulated around the metaphysical concept of expression: in order for an analogy to be valid, it must be founded upon a perceptive and expressive relation of proportionality. This paper instead gives a non-metaphysical interpretation of analogy in Leibniz. In several contexts, it would be neither desirable nor possible to find a metaphysical foundation to analogical comparisons. Besides, the epistemological autonomy of analogy was already recognized in Leibniz’s early works and had consequences until his final years.
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