Author is senior and highly-respected figure in field; makes sense of Leibniz`s writings on metaphysics which are notoriously diverse and complex and have been the subject of much recent discussion

This is a paperback reprint of a cloth edition published in 1994. Adams presents an in-depth interpretation of three important parts of Leibniz`s metaphysics, thoroughly grounded in the texts as well as in philosophical analysis and critique. The three areas discussed are the metaphysical part of Leibniz`s philosophy of logic, his essentially theological treatment of the central issues of ontology, and his theory of substance. Adams` work helps make sense of one of the great classic systems of modern philosophy.