In this 1710 treatise, Gottfried Liebniz's only book-length work,
he applies the idea of philosophical "optimism"-that we live in the
best of all possible worlds-to the "problem of evil"-If a
benevolent God exists, why do terrible things happen? He explores
the possibility that humanity's happiness is not necessarily part
of God's plan. Much of Leibniz's thinking in the realm of the
sciences flowed from his philosophy-he believed the universe to
operate under simple, intelligible, interconnected rules.
Understanding how he approached the metaphysical world and
humanity's place in it is vital to understanding his contributions
to modern science. The impact of the work of German mathematician
GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ (1646-1716) on modern science and
technology is all but incalculable. His notation for infinitesimal
calculus-which he developed independently of Newton-remains in use
today, and his invention of binary counting is the basis for modern
computing. He was a powerfully influential philosopher as well, and
is still considered, alongside Descartes and Spinoza, one of the
great 17th-century rationalists.
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