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   Mar 21, 2024 · Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (born June 21 [July 1, New Style], 1646, Leipzig [Germany]—died November 14, 1716, Hanover [Germany]) was a German philosopher, mathematician, and political adviser, important both as a metaphysician and as a logician and distinguished also for his independent invention of the differential and integral calculus.

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   Jan 26, 2024 · Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) was a German polymath who became well-known across Europe for his work, particularly in the fields of science, mathematics, and philosophy. Leibniz's rationalist philosophy attempted to reconcile traditional religious beliefs with the new discoveries of the Scientific Revolution, and his work was ...

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   Who was Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz?

   • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, German philosopher, mathematician, and political adviser, important both as a metaphysician and as a logician and distinguished also for his invention of the differential and integral calculus independent of Sir Isaac Newton.

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   How did Leibniz influence the Enlightenment?

   • Leibniz's rationalist philosophy attempted to reconcile traditional religious beliefs with the new discoveries of the Scientific Revolution, and his work was influential on later thinkers during the Enlightenment. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was born in Leipzig on 1 July 1646. His father was a professor of moral philosophy at Leipzig's university.

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   When did Leibniz contribute to logic?

   • The most significant of Leibniz’s contributions to formal logic were published in the early 20th century. Only then, Leibniz’s logic could be fully understood. Nevertheless, the essentials of his philosophy of logic and some technical elaborations could be derived from early editions of his writings published in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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   Who discovered Leibniz?

   • The Discovery of Leibniz in Mathematical Logic The discovery of Leibniz in mathematical logic can be shown by example in the case of George Boole, the founder of the algebra of logic (cf. Peckhaus 1997, 185–232; on Ernst Schröder’s discovery of Leibniz cf. ibid., 233–287).

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4. plato.stanford.edu › entries › leibnizGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Dec 22, 2007 · Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) was one of the great thinkers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and is known as the last “universal genius”. He made deep and important contributions to the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, logic, philosophy of religion, as well as mathematics, physics, geology ...

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   Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz [a] (1 July 1646 [ O.S. 21 June] – 14 November 1716) was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist and diplomat who invented calculus in addition to many other branches of mathematics and statistics. Leibniz has been called the "last universal genius" due to his knowledge and skills in ...

   • Doctoral advisor: Bartholomäus Leonhard von Schwendendörffer [de] (Dr. jur. thesis advisor)

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   Gottfried Leibniz: Metaphysics. The German rationalist philosopher, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), is one of the great renaissance men of Western thought. He has made significant contributions in several fields spanning the intellectual landscape, including mathematics, physics, logic, ethics, and theology.

7. plato.stanford.edu › entries › leibniz-logic-influenceLeibniz’s Influence on 19th Century Logic (Stanford ...

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   Sep 4, 2009 · 1. Introduction. Leibniz’s impact on the emergence of modern logic, be it mathematical, algebraic, algorithmic or symbolic logic, is an important topic for understanding the emergence and development of the logic predominant today (on Leibniz’s papers and editions cf. Waldhoff 2022; on Leibniz’s influence and reception cf. Heinekamp (ed.) 1986; on his influence in logic cf. Peckhaus 1997 ...

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   Jan 4, 1998 · Leibniz on the Problem of Evil. First published Sun Jan 4, 1998; substantive revision Wed Feb 27, 2013. There is no question that the problem of evil vexed Leibniz as much as any of the problems that he engaged in the course of his philosophical career. This is manifest in the fact that the first and the last book-length works that he authored ...