This intellectual biography surveys Leibniz'ss interests and offers a portrait of a unique thinker, identifying the master project that inspired his huge range of endeavors.
In this first intellectual biography of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), Maria Rosa Antognazza surveys the full range of the philosopher's interests and offers a unified portrait of a unique thinker, identifying the master project that inspired his huge range of apparently miscellaneous endeavors.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I. Youthful Vocations (1646-76): 1. The birth of a vision: background, childhood, and education (July 1646-March 1667); 2. The vision broadens: Nuremberg, Frankfurt, and Mainz (March 1667-March 1672); 3. Old wine in new bottles: Paris, London, and Holland (March 1672-December 1676); Part II. Dreams and Reality (1676-1716): 4. A universal genius as librarian, historian, and mining engineer: Hanover and Lower Saxony (December 1676-October 1687); 5. In the footsteps of the Guelfs: southern Germany, Austria, and Italy (November 1687-June 1690); 6. Back under the Guelf Dukes: Hanover and Wolfenbü ttel (June 1690-February 1698); 7. Between brother and sister: Hanover and Berlin (February 1698-February 1705); 8. Light and shadows: Hanover, Berlin, Wolfenbü ttel, Vienna (February 1705-September 1714); 9. Epilogue: last years in Hanover (September 1714-November 1716).
