Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Modern Germany Rationalism
Biography
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, and logician. Co-inventor of calculus and developer of the theory of monads.
Life Dates
Born: July 1, 1646
Died: November 14, 1716
Notable Quotes
"We live in the best of all possible worlds."
"Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting."
"There are two kinds of truths: truths of reasoning and truths of fact."
"I am so in favor of the actual infinite that instead of admitting that Nature abhors it, I hold that Nature makes frequent use of it."
"The soul is the mirror of an indestructible universe."