"Protogaea," an ambitious account of terrestrial history, was central to the development of the earth sciences in the eighteenth century and provides key philosophical insights into the unity of Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizOCOs thought and writings. In the book, Leibniz offers observations about the formation of the earth, the actions of fire and water, the genesis of rocks and minerals, the origins of salts and springs, the formation of fossils, and their identification as the remains of living organisms. "Protogaea "also includes a series of engraved plates depicting the remains of animalsOCoin particular the famous reconstruction of a OC fossil unicornOCOOCotogether with a cross section of the cave in which some fossil objects were discovered.Though the works of Leibniz have been widely translated, "Protogaea" has languished in its original Latin for centuries. Now Claudine Cohen and Andre Wakefield offer the first English translation of this central text in natural philosophy and natural history. Written between 1691 and 1693, and first published after LeibnizOCOs death in 1749, "Protogaea "reemerges in this bilingual edition with an introduction that carefully situates the work within its historical context."

Protogaea

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

University of Chicago Press

Excerpt from La Monadologie: Avec Introduction, Analyse D velopp e, Notes Et Commentaires Toute contrefa on sera poursuivie conform ment ana: lois; tous les coemp aires sont rev tus de notre grific. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

La Monadologie: Avec Introduction, Analyse Développée, Notes Et Commentaires (Classic Reprint)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Forgotten Books

Leibniz is a major figure in western philosophy and, with Descartes and Spinoza, one of the most influential philosophers of the Rationalist School. The Monadology is his most famous work and one of the most important works of modern philosophy. Leibniz and the Monadology introduces and assesses: *Leibniz's life and the background to the Monadology *the ideas and text of the Monadology*Leibniz's continuing importance to philosophy Leibniz and the Monadology is ideal for anyone coming to Leibniz for the first time. It also includes the text of the Monadology, specially translated for this GuideBook by Anthony Savile.

Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Leibniz and the Monadology (Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks)

Anthony Savile

Routledge

Shelf wear to tanned, marked and price clipped dust jacket, bookseller's marks. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.

The Leibniz-Arnauld Correspondence

Antoine, Arnauld

Manchester University Press

Leibniz (1645 -1716) had a lifelong interest in things Chinese and accorded China an important role in his ecumenical endeavors. This collection of his writings presents his comparisons of Chinese and European civilizations and his thoughts on future relations between the two. "A very timely work because of the increasing impact of China on the rest of the world and because of the profound connections Leibniz uncovered between Western and Chinese civilizations." —Diogenes Allen Princeton Theological Seminary

Writings on China

Religion & Spirituality

Open Court

Discourse on the natural theology of the Chinese (Monograph of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy ; 4)

The University Press of Hawaii

The Early Mathematical Manuscripts of Leibniz

The impact of the work of German mathematician GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ (1646-1716) on modern science and technology is all but incalculable, but for starters, 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. With no complete edition of his numerous writings on the wide range of subjects he expounded upon available even today, this 1920 collection of his early mathematical manuscripts-as well as some third-party commentary on them-continues to be essential to anyone wishing to understand Leibniz's contributions to modern science. Here students of the history of science and math lovers alike will enjoy Leibniz's thoughts on the infinitesimal calculus, including a series of manuscripts from 1675, 1676, and 1677, plus the essays "Leibniz in London" and "Leibniz and Pascal" by German scholar C.I. Gerhardt.

Science & Math

Mathematics

Cosimo Inc

MONADOLOGIA (Spanish Edition)

Biblioteca Nueva

The selections contained in these volumes from the papers and letters of Leibniz are intended to serve the student in two ways: first, by providing a more adequate and balanced conception of the full range and penetration of Leibniz's creative intellectual powers; second, by inviting a fresher approach to his intellectual growth and a clearer perception of the internal strains in his thinking, through a chronological arrangement. Much confusion has arisen in the past through a neglect of the develop ment of Leibniz's ideas, and Couturat's impressive plea, in his edition of the Opuscu/es et fragments (p. xii), for such an arrangement is valid even for incomplete editions. The beginning student will do well, however, to read the maturer writings of Parts II, III, and IV first, leaving Part I, from a period too largely neglected by Leibniz criticism, for a later study of the still obscure sources and motives of his thought. The Introduction aims primarily to provide cultural orientation and an exposition of the structure and the underlying assumptions of the philosophical system rather than a critical evaluation. I hope that together with the notes and the Index, it will provide those aids to the understanding which the originality of Leibniz's scientific, ethical, and metaphysical efforts deserve.

Philosophical Papers and Letters: A Selection (Synthese Historical Library 2)

D. Reidel/Springer

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz