Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding

The Man.

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His Parents 1

His Early Education 2

His University Training at Leipsic 4

At Jena 8

At the University of Altdorf 10

His Removal to Frankfurt 10

His Mission to Paris 11

Discovery of the Calculus 12

Librarian at Hanover 13

His Activities 14

His Philosophic Writings 15

His Ecclesiastic and Academic Projects 17

His Later Years and Death 18

Sources of his Philosophy.

Character of the Epoch into which Leibniz was born 20

The Thought of the Unity of the World 23

The two Agencies which formed Leibniz's Philosophy 24

The Cartesian Influences 26

Rationalistic Method 28

Mechanical Explanation of Nature 30

Application of Mathematics 32

Idea of Evolution 33

Interpretation of these Ideas 35

Idea of Activity or Entelechy 39

Idea of Rationality 40

Idea of Organism 42

The Problem and its Solution.

Unity of Leibniz's Thought 43

Relation of Universal and Individual 44

Descartes' Treatment of this Question 46

Spinoza's Treatment of it 48

Leibniz's Solution 50

All Unity is Spiritual 53

And Active 54

Is a Representative Individual 56

Contrast of Monad and Atom 58

Pre-established Harmony reconciles Universal and Individual 59

Meaning of this Doctrine 62