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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (sometimes von Leibniz) ( (July 1, 1646 - November 14, 1716) was a German mathematician and philosopher. He wrote primarily in Latin and French.

Leibniz occupies a prominent place in the history of mathematics and the history of philosophy. Leibniz developed the infinitesimal calculus independently of Isaac Newton, and Leibniz's mathematical notation has been widely used ever since it was published. Leibniz also developed the binary number system, which is at the foundation of virtually all digital computers.

In philosophy, Leibniz is mostly noted for his optimism, e.g. his conclusion that our Universe is, in a restricted sense, the best possible one that God could have created. Leibniz, along with René Descartes and Baruch Spinoza, was one of the three great 17th Century advocates of rationalism. The work of Leibniz also anticipated modern logic and analytic philosophy, but his philosophy also looks back to the scholastic tradition, in which conclusions are produced by applying reason to first principles or a priori definitions rather than to empirical evidence. Leibniz also made major contributions to physics and technology, and anticipated notions that surfaced much later in biology, medicine, geology, probability theory, psychology, linguistics, and information science. Leibniz also wrote works on politics, law, ethics, theology, history, philosophy, and philology. Leibniz's contributions to this vast array of subjects were scattered in various learned journals, in tens of thousands of letters, and in unpublished manuscripts. As of 2010, there is no complete gathering of the writings of Leibniz.

The collection of manuscript papers of Leibniz at the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek - Niedersächische Landesbibliothek were inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register in 2007.

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Total Books: 238
Discourse on Metaphysics
2017 - Discourse on Metaphysics [Discours de métaphysique] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781542986731
ISBN-10: 1542986737
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science & Math, Politics & Social Sciences
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The LeibnizArnauld Correspondence With Selections from the Correspondence with Ernst Landgrave of HessenRheinfels
The Labyrinth of the Continuum Writings on the Continuum Problem 16721686
Discourse on Metaphysics and Other Writings
2012 - Discourse on Metaphysics and Other Writings (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781554810116
ISBN-10: 1554810116
Genre: Politics & Social Sciences
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Philosophical Papers And Letters V1
2011 - Philosophical Papers and Letters V1 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781258193119
ISBN-10: 1258193116
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Philosophical Papers And Letters V2
2011 - Philosophical Papers and Letters V2 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781258198183
ISBN-10: 1258198185
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Protogaea
2010 - Protogaea (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780226113012
ISBN-10: 0226113019
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Theodicy
2010 - Theodicy (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781616402952
ISBN-10: 1616402954
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Politics & Social Sciences
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Godefridi Guilielmi Leibnitii Accessiones Historicae Chronicon Coenobii MontisFrancorum Goslariae V2
2010 - Godefridi Guilielmi Leibnitii Accessiones Historicae Chronicon Coenobii Montisfrancorum Goslariae V2 [1698 - Latin Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781120962713
ISBN-10: 1120962714
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Godefridi Guilielmi Leibnitii Accessiones Historicae Chronicon Coenobii MontisFrancorum Goslariae V1
2010 - Godefridi Guilielmi Leibnitii Accessiones Historicae Chronicon Coenobii Montisfrancorum Goslariae V1 [1698 - Latin Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781120966438
ISBN-10: 1120966434
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Die Philosophischen Schriften
2010 - Die Philosophischen Schriften [French Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143923425
ISBN-10: 1143923421
Genre: Nonfiction
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Leibnitz's Deutsche Schriften Volume 1
2010 - Leibnitz's Deutsche Schriften Volume 1 [German Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143269424
ISBN-10: 114326942X
Genre: Nonfiction
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Lettres Et Opuscules Indits De Leibniz Prcds D'une Introduction Par A Foucher De Carcil
2010 - Lettres Et Opuscules Indits De Leibniz Prcds D'une Introduction Par a Foucher De Carcil [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781143312700
ISBN-10: 1143312708
Genre: Nonfiction
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Oeuvres Philosphiques De Leibniz Avec Une Introduction Et Des Notes Volume 2
2010 - Oeuvres Philosphiques De Leibniz Avec Une Introduction Et Des Notes Volume 2 [French Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143319914
ISBN-10: 1143319915
Genre: Nonfiction
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Der Briefwechsel Von Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Mit Mathematikern
2010 - Der Briefwechsel Von Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Mit Mathematikern [German Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143367274
ISBN-10: 1143367278
Genre: Nonfiction
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Nouvelles Lettres Et Opuscules Indits De Leibniz
2010 - Nouvelles Lettres Et Opuscules Indits De Leibniz [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781143358869
ISBN-10: 1143358864
Genre: Nonfiction
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Leibniz in Seinen Beziehungen Zu Russland Und Peter Dem Grossen Eine Geschichtliche Darstellung Dieses Verhltnisses Nebst Den Darauf Bezglichen Briefen Und Denkschriften
The Philosophical Works of Leibnitz
2010 - The Philosophical Works of Leibnitz (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781143428104
ISBN-10: 1143428102
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Leibnizens Mathematische Schriften
2010 - Leibnizens Mathematische Schriften [German Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781143443909
ISBN-10: 114344390X
Genre: Nonfiction
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Neue Abhandlungen ber Den Menschlichen Verstand
2010 - Neue Abhandlungen Ber Den Menschlichen Verstand [German Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143472541
ISBN-10: 1143472543
Genre: Nonfiction
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Essais De Thodice Sur La Bont De Dieu La Libert De L'homme Et L'origine Du Mal
2010 - Essais De Thodice Sur La Bont De Dieu La Libert De L'homme Et L'origine Du Mal [French Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143476815
ISBN-10: 1143476816
Genre: Nonfiction
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2010 - Oeuvres De Leibniz Volume 1 [French Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - Refutation Inedite De Spinoza [French Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - Leibniz Und Die Deutsche Sprache [German Edition] (Paperback)
2009 - Leibnitz Monadologie [1847 - German Edition] (Paperback)Hardcover
2009 - De La Tolerance Des Religions [1692 - French Edition] (Paperback)Hardcover
2009 - Epistolae Ad Diversos [1742 - Latin Edition] (Paperback)Hardcover
2009 - Recueil De Diverses Pieces V1 [1740 - French Edition] (Paperback)Hardcover
2008 - The Monadology [Forgotten Books] (Paperback)
2000 - Leibniz (Paperback)
1998 - Philosophical Texts [Oxford Philosophical Texts] (Hardcover)Paperback
1993 - De Quadratura Arithmetica Circuli Ellipseos Et Hyperbolae Cujus Corollarium Est Trigonometria Sine Tabulis [ABHANDL.DER AKAD.DER WISSENSCH. MATH.-PHYS. KLASSE 3.FOLGE - German Edition] (Other)
1992 - Philosophische Schriften Und Briefe 16831687 [Philosophiehistorische Texte - German Edition] (Hardcover)
1992 - De Summa Rerum Metaphysical Papers 16751676 [The Yale Leibniz Series] (Hardcover)
1990 - Saemtliche Schriften Und Briefe Erste Reihe Sechster Band 16901691 [German, Latin, French and English Edition] (Hardcover)
1988 - Philosophical Writings [Everyman Paperback Classics] (Paperback)
1988 - Leibniz Political Writings [Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought] (Paperback)Hardcover
1986 - Saemtliche Schriften Und Briefe Politische Schriften 3 16871690 4 [German, Latin, French and English Edition] (Hardcover)
1984 - Saemtliche Schriften Und Briefe Politische Schriften 2 16771687 4 [German, Latin, French and English Edition] (Hardcover)
1981 - The Political Writings of Leibniz [Cambridge Studies in the History and Theory of Politics] (Paperback)
1980 - Saemtliche Schriften Und Briefe Philosophische Schriften 3 16721676 6 [German, Latin, French and English Edition] (Hardcover)
Philosophical Papers and Letters [Synthese historical library] (Other)
Leibniz Selection [The Modern student's library] (Paperback)
Discourse on the Natural Theology of the Chinese [Monograph of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy ; 4] (Paperback)
Correspondance 16631672 [Bibliotheque des textes philosophiques - French Edition] (Paperback)
Correspondance Gw Leibniz Ch I Castel De Saintpierre [Thesaurus de philosophie du droit - French Edition] (Other)
Leibniz Korrespondiert Mit China Der Briefwechsel Mit Den Jesuitenmissionaren [1689-1714 - Veroffentlichungen des Leibniz-Archivs - French Edition] (Hardcover)
Specimen Dynamicum Lateinischdeutsch [Philosophische Bibliothek - German Edition] (Paperback)
Der Briefwechsel Mit Antoine Arnauld Franzosischdeutsch [Philosophischer Briefwechsel / Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz - French Edition] (Hardcover)
La Polemica Leibnizclarke [Ensayistas - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
Monadologia [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
Correspondencia Con Arnauld [Biblioteca de Obras Maestras del Pensamiento] (Paperback)