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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Born

in Leipzig, Germany

July 01, 1646

Died

November 14, 1716

Genre

Philosophy, Science, Psychology

Influences

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German philosopher and mathematician Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz or Leibnitz invented differential and integral calculus independently of Isaac Newton and proposed an optimist metaphysical theory that included the notion that we live in "the best of all possible worlds."

Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, a polymath, occupies a prominent place in the history. Most scholars think that Leibniz developed and published ever widely used notation. Only in the 20th century, his law of continuity and transcendental homogeneity found implementation in means of nonstandard analysis. He of the most prolific in the field of mechanical calculators. He worked on adding automatic multiplication and division to calculator of Blaise Pascal, meanwhile fi ...more

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	Philosophical Essays by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Roger Ariew (Translator), Daniel Garber (Translator) 3.91 avg rating — 5,002 ratings — published 1716 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	G. W. Leibniz's Monadology: An Edition for Students by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Nicholas Rescher (Translator) 3.88 avg rating — 1,758 ratings — published 1714 — 195 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Discourse on Metaphysics and Other Essays by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Roger Ariew (Editor), Daniel Garber (Editor) 3.89 avg rating — 1,644 ratings — published 1686 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Discourse on Metaphysics and the Monadology by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, George R. Montgomery (Translator) 3.61 avg rating — 477 ratings — published 1686 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monadology and Other Philosophical Essays by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Paul Schrecker (translator), Anne Martin Schrecker (translator) 3.94 avg rating — 402 ratings — published 1714 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theodicy: Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man & the Origin of Evil 3.61 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 1710 — 109 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Discourse on Metaphysics/The Monadology by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, George R. Montgomery (Translation), Albert R. Chandler (Revision) 3.74 avg rating — 267 ratings — published 1992 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Essays on Human Understanding 4.04 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 1704 — 114 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leibniz and Clarke: Correspondence by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Samuel Clarke, Roger Ariew (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 1716 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Monadology 3.96 avg rating — 70 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“This is the best of all possible worlds.”
― Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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“He who hasn't tasted bitter things hasn't earned sweet things.”
― Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Discourse on Metaphysics and Other Essays

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“Nihil est sine ratione.
[There is nothing without a reason.]”
― Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

tags: leibniz, nothing, reason

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