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Connelly, Stephen (2021) Locke, Leibniz and the state space. The City: An Object or a Subject of Law?, 1 (1). pp. 1-18. doi:10.26443/glsars.v1i1.154 ISSN 2564-3843.

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Abstract

The article explores the relationship between Locke and Leibniz's account of space and how this impacts on their understanding of possibility, and particularly practical choices between possibilities within a modal space. Using Borges' short story 'Pierre Menard, author of the Quixote' it argues that Locke's acquiescence to absolute space severely restricts his account of the power to do things. Leibniz's retention of relative space permits a much richer account of possible, yet he binds these worlds together under a universal set of principles which are morally true in every possible world. He calls these morally impossible (prohibited), echoing the Scholastic language of repugnance. 'Menard' is employed to critique this resort to universality, before an alternative possible truth structure is sketched as a response to the 'self-evident' truths defended by Leibniz.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
K Law [LC] > K Law (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Space , International law -- Philosophy, Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716 -- Influence, Law -- Philosophy, Locke, John, 1632-1704 -- Influence, Modality (Logic)
Series Name: McGill GLSA Research Series
Journal or Publication Title: The City: An Object or a Subject of Law?
Publisher: McGill University
ISSN: 2564-3843
Official Date: 21 November 2021
Dates:
DateEvent
21 November 2021Published
12 September 2021Accepted
Volume: 1
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 1-18
DOI: 10.26443/glsars.v1i1.154
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 23 November 2021
Date of first compliant Open Access: 23 November 2021
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