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- Full name: Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
- Lived: 1646-1716
- One of three greatest rationalists with Descartes and Spinoza
- Began career as historian and legal adviser to dukes
- Developed calculus independently of Newton
- Scholars still debate who was first to discover calculusWolfram Science World: Biography Gottfried Leibniz (2007)
- Is not known for one particular work
- Attended University of Leipzig for law
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Gottfried Leibniz was a 17th century philosopher and mathematician from Germany. He is responsible for discovering the basics of calculus. His philosophy contains elements of rationalism, idealism and theism.Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Gottfried Leibniz
Contributions to Math
- Differential equationsWolfram Science World: Biography Gottfried Leibniz (2007)
- Method of Separation of variablesWolfram Science World: Biography Gottfried Leibniz (2007)
- Reduction of homogeneous equations to separable onesWolfram Science World: Biography Gottfried Leibniz (2007)
- Developed procedure for solving first order linear equationsWolfram Science World: Biography Gottfried Leibniz (2007)
- Multinomial theoremWolfram Science World: Biography Gottfried Leibniz (2007)
Philosophy
- The universe consists of God and "monads," or substances that are indivisibleInternet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Gottfried Leibnizsmall (2006)
- Nothing occurs without reasonStanford Metaphysics lab: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (2004)
- God established harmony, which leads to the perception that events cause one anotherInternet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Gottfried Leibnizsmall (2006)
- Free will exists, there are no universal laws that direct human actionsInternet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Gottfried Leibnizsmall (2006)
- Ignorance of the future is necessary to live freelyInternet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Gottfried Leibnizsmall (2006)
- Space and time are illusionsInternet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Gottfried Leibnizsmall (2006)
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Gottfried Leibniz Timeline
- 1646: Born
- 1661: Enrolled in University of Leipzig
- 1667: Advisor for Baron of Boineburg
- 1672: Lived in Paris (met Malebranche, Arnauld, Huygens)
- 1675: Developed foundation of calculus
- 1676: Advisor for Duke of Hannover
- 1676: Published work on calculus
- 1685: Historian for the House of Brunswick
- 1691: Librarian at Wolfenbuettel
- 1700: Became member of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris
- 1716: Died
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"Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting." ~Gottfried Leibniz
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Music is the pleasure the human soul experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting. Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
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A religião está excessivamente enfraquecida. Muitos julgam as almas corporais; outros, que o próprio Deus é corporal. (Gottfried Leibniz)
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"Lo que llamamos casualidad no es más que La ignorancia de las causas físicas" Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
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Music is the pleasure the human soul experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting. Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
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A religião está excessivamente enfraquecida. Muitos julgam as almas corporais; outros, que o próprio Deus é corporal. (Gottfried Leibniz)
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"Lo que llamamos casualidad no es más que La ignorancia de las causas físicas" Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
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Music is the pleasure the human soul experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting. Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
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A religião está excessivamente enfraquecida. Muitos julgam as almas corporais; outros, que o próprio Deus é corporal. (Gottfried Leibniz)
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"Lo que llamamos casualidad no es más que La ignorancia de las causas físicas" Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
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