| Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz | … |
|---|---|
| Leibniz c. 1695 | … |
| Born | 1 July 1646 Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony |
| Died | 14 November 1716 (aged 70) Hanover, Electorate of Hanover |
| Father | Friedrich Leibniz |
| Education | … |
| Education | • Alte Nikolaischule, Leipzig • Leipzig University (BA , 1662; MA , 1664; LLB , 1665; Dr. phil. hab. , 1666) • University of Jena (1663; no degree) 1 • University of Altdorf (Dr. jur. , 1666) |
| Theses | • On the Combinatorial Art (March 1666) • Inaugural Disputation on Ambiguous Legal Cases (November 1666) |
| Doctoral advisor | B. L. von Schwendendörffer (Dr. jur. advisor)23 |
| Other advisors | • Erhard Weigel (Jena) 1 • Jakob Thomasius (B.A. advisor) 4 • J. A. Schertzer 5 • Christiaan Huygens |
| Philosophical work | … |
| Era | 17th-/18th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | • Rationalism • Pluralistic idealism 6 • Foundationalism 7 • Conceptualism 8 • Optimism • Indirect realism 9 • Correspondence theory of truth 10 • Relationalism |
| Notable students | • Jacob Bernoulli (epistolary correspondent) • Christian Wolff (epistolary correspondent) |
| Main interests | • Mathematics • physics • geology • medicine • biology • embryology • epidemiology • veterinary medicine • paleontology • psychology • engineering • librarianship • linguistics • philology • sociology • metaphysics • ethics • economics • diplomacy • history • politics • music theory • poetry • logic • theodicy • universal language • universal science |
| Notable ideas | • Algebraic logic • Binary code • Calculus • Differential equations • Mathesis universalis • Monads • Best of all possible worlds • Pre-established harmony • Identity of indiscernibles • Mathematical matrix • Mathematical function • Newton–Leibniz axiom • Leibniz’s notation • Leibniz integral rule • Integral symbol • Leibniz harmonic triangle • Leibniz’s test • Leibniz formula for π • Leibniz formula for determinants • Fractional derivative • Chain rule • Quotient rule • Product rule • Leibniz wheel • Leibniz’s gap • Algebra of concepts • Vis viva (principle of conservation of energy) • Principle of least action • Salva veritate • Stepped reckoner • Symbolic logic • Analysis situs • Principle of sufficient reason • Law of continuity • Transcendental law of homogeneity • Ars combinatoria (alphabet of human thought) • Characteristica universalis • Calculus ratiocinator • Compossibility • Partial fraction decomposition • Protogaea • Problem of why there is anything at all • Pluralistic idealism • Metaphysical dynamism • Relationalism • Apperception • A priori / a posteriori distinction • Deontic logic |
| Signature | … |
(echo:: @ ᯤ)