Leibniz's Naturalized Philosophy of Mind

Larry M. Jorgensen, Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy, Skidmore College

Larry M. Jorgensen is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Skidmore College. His main research is in early modern philosophy, with a primary focus on Leibniz's philosophy of mind and, more generally, on the development of the uniquely modern conception of consciousness that developed during the seventeenth century. He has recently developed a secondary line of research into the ethics of forgiveness and reconciliation.

Introduction
Part I: Leibniz's Naturalizing Project
1. Nature and Natures
2. Naturalizing Constraints: Equipollence and Continuity
3. The Intelligibility of Nature
Part II: The Metaphysical Basis of Minds
4. Substance and Force
5. Living Mirrors: Expression and Perception
6. Perceptual Distinctness and Mental Activity
Part III: Mind in the Natural Order
7. Perception, Consciousness, and Continuity
8. Looking Back: Memory and Consciousness
9. Looking Forward: Appetite and Desire
Part IV: The Prerogative of Minds
10. Rational Beings and Animal Souls
11. Moral Identity and the Appearance of the Self
12. Self-Reflection, Perception, and Conceptual Thought
Conclusion