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This is an edition of what are arguably Leibniz's three most important presentations of his metaphysical system: the Discourse on Metaphysics, from 1686, and The Principles of Nature and of Grace and The Monadology, from 1714. Based on the Latta and Montgomery translations and revised by the editor, these texts set out the essentials of Leibniz's mature metaphysical views. The edition includes an introductory essay and a set of appendices of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century texts, which help illuminate and contextualize Leibniz's ideas. Among these are extensive passages from Leibniz's Theodicy, many of which are cited in The Monadology.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: A Brief Chronology
A Note on the Texts
Discourse on Metaphysics
The Principles of Nature and of Grace, Based on Reason
The Monadology
Appendix A: From Anne, Viscountess Conway, Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy (1690)
Appendix B: From Antonie van Leeuwenhoek's 1699 Letter to Antonio Magliabechi
Appendix C: From Pierre Bayle, Historical and Critical Dictionary (1695-1702)
Appendix D: From G.W. Leibniz, Theodicy (1710)
Appendix E: From David Hume, An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (1748)
Appendix F: From Voltaire, Candide (1759)
Appendix G: From Thomas Reid, Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man (1785)
Further Reading and Select Bibliography
Index
