Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
Born	July 1, 1646 • Leipzig • Germany
Died	November 14, 1716 (aged 70) • Hannover • Germany
Notable Works	“De Arte Combinatoria” • “De Principio Individui” • “Hypothesis Physica Nova” • “Monadologia” • “Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis” • “On the Ultimate Origin of Things” • “Principes de la nature et de la grâce fondés en raison” • “Reflections on Knowledge, Truth, and Ideas” • “Système nouveau” • “Theodicy”
Subjects Of Study	binary number system • differentiation • dynamics • general topology • identity of indiscernibles • integration • motion • best of all possible worlds • entelechy • extension • monad • panpsychism • personalism • pluralism • preestablished harmony • principle of sufficient reason • problem of evil