This Is A New Release Of The Original 1902 Edition.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1902 Edition.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1902 Edition.

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

1902. This text discusses the metaphysical ideas of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, including answers to oft asked questions and letters concerning Leibniz's ideas, some written by Leibniz himself. Contents: discourse on metaphysics; correspondence between Leibniz and Arnauld; Monadology. Includes photograph of the Leibniz Monument.

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

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. Because much of Leibniz's thinking in the realm of the sciences flowed from his philosophy, understanding how he approached the natural world and humanity's place in it is vital to understanding his contributions to modern science. This edition collects two of Leibniz's foundational works, "Discourse on Metaphysics" and "The Monadology," which expound on concepts of philosophical "optimism"-that we live in the best of all possible worlds-and consequently features Leibniz's thoughts on the nature of physical matter. This classic work will intrigue all students of science and philosophy.

This text discusses the metaphysical ideas of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, including answers to oft asked questions and letters concerning Leibniz's ideas, some written by Leibniz himself. Contents: discourse on metaphysics; correspondence between Leibniz and Arnauld; Monadology. Includes photograph of the Leibniz Monument.