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Introduction: The Creation Of The Canon / G.a.j. Rogers -- Pt. I, Outsiders. Becoming And Outsider: Gassendi In The History Of Philosophy / Margaret J. Osler; Sir Kenelm Digby, Recusant Philosopher / John Henry; Theophilus Gale And Historiography Of Philosophy / Stephen Pigney; The Standing Of Ralph Cudworth As A Philosopher / Benjamin Carter; Nicholas Malebranche: Insider Or Outsider? / Andrew Pyle -- Pt. Ii, Insiders. Descartes. Excusable Caricature And Philosophical Relevance: The Case Of Descartes / Tom Sorell; Descartes' Reputation / John Cottingham; The Political Motivations Of Heidegger's Anti-cartesianism / Emmanuel Faye; Hobbes. Hobbes' Reputation In Anglo-american Philosophy / Tom Sorell; A Farewell To Leviathan: Foucault And Hobbes On Power, Sovereignty And War / Luc Foisneau; Spinoza. Spinoza Past And Present / Wiep Van Bunge; Benedictus Pantheissimus / Steven Nadler; Locke. The Standing And Reputation Of John Locke / G.a.j. Rogers; The Reputation Of Locke's General Philosophy In Britain In The Twentieth Century / Michael Ayers; Leibniz. Leibniz's Reputation: The Fontenelle Tradition / Daniel Garber; Leibniz's Reputation In The Eighteenth Century: Kant And Herder / Catherine Wilson; The Reception Of Leibniz's Philosophy In The Twentieth Century / Robert Merrihew Adams. Edited By G.a.j. Rogers, Tom Sorell And Jill Kraye. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.