Leibniz's Metaphysics
Subtitle: Its Origins and Development
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 26, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 542
ISBN-13: 9780521029926
Subjects: Western philosophy, c 1600 to c 1800; Metaphysics; Philosophy; History & Surveys - 17th/18th Century; History & Surveys - Modern; Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, --Freiherr von, -; Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm,--Freiherr von,--1646-1716--Contributions in metaphysics; Philosophy / History, Criticism, Surveys; Philosophy : History & Surveys - Modern; Philosophy : Metaphysics; History & Surveys - General
First sentence: In the spring of 1661, at the age of fourteen, Leibniz began his university studies in Leipzig, where he came under the influence of the well-known German humanist, Jakob Thomasius.