Time, Space, and Process in Anne Conway

Thomas, Emily

doi:10.1080/09608788.2017.1302408

Time, Space, and Process in Anne Conway

Thomas, Emily

Authors

Professor Emily Thomas emily.e.thomas@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

Many scholars have drawn attention to the way that elements of Anne Conway’s system anticipate ideas found in Leibniz. This paper explores the relationship between Conway and Leibniz’s work with regard to time, space, and process. It argues – against existing scholarship – that Conway is not a proto-Leibnizian relationist about time or space, and in fact her views lie much closer to those of Henry More; yet Conway and Leibniz agree on the primacy of process. This exploration advances our understanding of Conway’s system, and the intellectual relationships between Conway, More, and Leibniz.

Citation

Thomas, E. (2017). Time, Space, and Process in Anne Conway. British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 25(5), 990-1010. https://doi.org/10.1080/09608788.2017.1302408

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Mar 3, 2017
Online Publication Date	Apr 25, 2017
Publication Date	Sep 3, 2017
Deposit Date	Mar 3, 2017
Publicly Available Date	Oct 25, 2018
Journal	British Journal for the History of Philosophy
Print ISSN	0960-8788
Electronic ISSN	1469-3526
Publisher	Routledge
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	25
Issue	5
Pages	990-1010
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/09608788.2017.1302408

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in British Journal for the History of Philosophy on 25/04/2017, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09608788.2017.1302408.