Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: An Intellectual Portrait
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: An Intellectual Portrait
Author(s): Przemysław GutSubject(s): Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz; modern philosophy; rationalism; pluralism; monad; theism
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to set out the following: firstly, the most important facts from Leibniz’s biography; secondly, the position of Leibniz’s philosophy within the philosophical thought of the 17th century; thirdly, the diverse ways to explicate Leibniz’s philosophical thought that are still in use in literature today; fourthly, basic features which define the general spirit as well as the methods of Leibniz’s philosophizing.
Journal: Roczniki Filozoficzne
- Issue Year: 65/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 5-21
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
