Portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Historical Figure

1646-1716

From Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding: A Critical Exposition by Dewey, John

This is the best of all possible worlds
Known for: Philosopher and mathematician who co-invented calculus and theorized the best possible world
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About Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Role: The central figure and philosopher whose ideas are critically examined.
Core Belief: The universe is radically dynamic and that motion is the final reality. Substance is action and the world is organic.
Worldview: Optimistic and confident in reason. Believes the world is a universe made after one plan and of one stuff.

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