The History of New Philosophy. Leibniz: His Life, Works, and Teachings

This volume of the new edition of "The History of New Philosophy" by K. Fischer is dedicated to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716), a philosopher and scholar who gained fame in mathematics for the invention (alongside I. Newton) of differential calculus, in philosophy for his doctrine of monads, and in theology for theodicy. In classical logic, he became the author of the principle of sufficient reason. Leibniz was also a politician and organizer of scientific communities. He advised Louis XIV, organized the Berlin Academy of Sciences, designed the St. Petersburg Academy (meeting with Peter the Great), and did much more. His main life principle was the aspiration for harmonious unity in the world.

The first book of the volume is dedicated to Leibniz's life and activities, the second contains a detailed exposition of his philosophy. The third book is dedicated to the philosophers and writers of the German Enlightenment and their relation to Leibniz — Wolff, Reimarus, Lessing, Winkelmann, Herder, Hamann, Jacobi, Goethe, and Schiller. The volume concludes with an assessment of Leibniz's place in the history of philosophy.

The book is intended for students and teachers of philosophy, historians of philosophy, and anyone interested in the development of global spiritual culture.