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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz


Born
in Leipzig, Germany
July 01, 1646

Died
November 14, 1716

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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
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Philosophical Essays

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The Monadology

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

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

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

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