How Long to Read The Labyrinth of the Continuum - Writings on the Continuum Problem 1672-1686

How Long Does it Take to Read The Labyrinth of the Continuum - Writings on the Continuum Problem 1672-1686?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 11 minutes to read The Labyrinth of the Continuum - Writings on the Continuum Problem 1672-1686 by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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Description

This book gathers together for the first time an important body of texts written between 1672 and 1686 by the great German philosopher and polymath Gottfried Leibniz. These writings, most of them previously untranslated, represent Leibniz's sustained attempt on a problem whose solution was crucial to the development of his thought, that of the composition of the continuum. The volume begins with excerpts from Leibniz's Paris writings, in which he tackles such problems as whether the infinite division of matter entails perfect points, whether matter and space can be regarded as true wholes, whether motion is truly continuous, and the nature of body and substance. Comprising the second section is Pacidius Philalethi, Leibniz's brilliant dialogue of late 1676 on the problem of the continuity of motion. In the selections of the final section, from his Hanover writings of 1677-1686, Leibniz abandons his earlier transcreationism and atomism in favor of the theory of corporeal substance, where the reality of body and motion is founded in substantial form or force.Leibniz's texts (one in French, the rest in Latin) are presented with facing-page English translations, together with an introduction, notes, appendixes containing related excerpts from earlier works by Leibniz and his predecessors, and a valuable glossary detailing important terms and their translations.

How long is The Labyrinth of the Continuum - Writings on the Continuum Problem 1672-1686?

The Labyrinth of the Continuum - Writings on the Continuum Problem 1672-1686 by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is 484 pages long, and a total of 122,936 words.

This makes it 163% the length of the average book. It also has 150% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Labyrinth of the Continuum - Writings on the Continuum Problem 1672-1686 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 11 minutes to read The Labyrinth of the Continuum - Writings on the Continuum Problem 1672-1686 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Labyrinth of the Continuum - Writings on the Continuum Problem 1672-1686?

The Labyrinth of the Continuum - Writings on the Continuum Problem 1672-1686 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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