Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) was hailed by Bertrand
Russell as ‘one of the supreme intellects of all time’. A towering figure
in seventeenth-century philosophy, he was the author of a complex
system of thought that has been championed and satirized in
equal measure, most famously in Voltaire’s Candide.
In this outstanding introduction to his philosophy, Nicholas Jolley examines
and assesses the...
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) was hailed by Bertrand
Russell as ‘one of the supreme intellects of all time’. A towering figure
in seventeenth-century philosophy, he was the author of a complex
system of thought that has been championed and satirized in
equal measure, most famously in Voltaire’s Candide.
In this outstanding introduction to his philosophy, Nicholas Jolley examines
and assesses the...
