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Leibniz als Sprachschöpfer

Eine Einführung in seine Philosophie anhand seiner Neologismen

Busche, Hubertus

Archiv für Begriffsgeschichte, Bd. 65 (2023), Iss. 2: S. 38–61

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Busche, Hubertus

Abstract

Leibniz significantly enriched our philosophical language with around a hundred neologisms. This paper commences with an exemplary overview of the encyclopaedic breadth of Leibniz’s neologisms. In its main part, it provides an introduction into Leibniz’s still unfamiliar intellectual world by elucidating the underlying concepts of eight of his most innovative linguistic coinages. These neologisms, either misunderstood in a notably high degree or inherently obscure, are explored in detail.