Project Gutenberg 2006-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 101 Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von 1646 1716 Leibnitius, Godefridus Guilielmus Leibnitz, Godefroy-Guillaume Leibniz, G. W. Leibniz, Georg Wilhelm Leibnizius, Godefridus Guilielmus Leibnizius, Gotfridus Guilelmus Lithuanus, Georgius Ulicovius Ulicovius Lithuanus, Georgius Piat, Clodius 1854 1918 Piat, C. (Clodius) La monadologie (1909) avec étude et notes de Clodius Piat Reading ease score: 69.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Zoran Stefanovic, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "La Monadologie" by Freiherr von Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is a philosophical treatise written in the early 18th century. The work elaborates Leibniz's metaphysical system, focusing on the nature of reality through his concept of monads—incorporeal and indivisible units that constitute the fabric of the universe. Leibniz's exploration delves into topics like substance, perception, and the relationship between mind and body. It is a fundamental text in modern philosophy, particularly in the realms of metaphysics and epistemology. The opening of the text outlines Leibniz's journey through different philosophical schools—from his early engagement with Aristotelian thought to his eventual development of original ideas influenced by modern thinkers like Descartes. He introduces the concept of monads, describing them as the true substances of reality, each possessing its own perception that reflects the universe in varying degrees. The text indicates a shift from mechanistic to metaphysical explanations of existence, asserting that while the world appears material, it is fundamentally composed of monads, each an independent center of perception and action, ultimately interconnected through a pre-established harmony orchestrated by a divine creator. Through this exposition, Leibniz establishes a framework for understanding the relationship between individual substances and the universe as a cohesive whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Philosophy Monadology B Text FR Philosophie, Religion et Morale Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 348056 347789 2024-10-08T04:08:23.596323 2023-09-08T06:35:17.728859 text/html text/html 348049 347782 2024-10-08T04:08:23.879391 2023-09-08T06:35:17.905876 text/html text/html 198505 2024-10-08T04:08:31.922293 application/epub+zip 203094 2024-10-08T04:08:27.214507 application/epub+zip 180924 2024-10-08T04:08:25.835335 application/epub+zip 375861 2024-10-08T04:08:35.388304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350203 2024-10-08T04:08:31.146308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337034 2022-09-08T12:10:59.337427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310367 2024-10-08T04:08:23.211381 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 308969 2006-01-30T16:51:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 108882 2006-01-30T16:52:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 302876 2006-01-30T16:52:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 108103 2006-01-30T16:52:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22009 2024-10-08T04:08:35.585263 application/rdf+xml 13167 2024-10-08T04:08:26.498292 image/jpeg 3280 2024-10-08T04:08:26.227330 image/jpeg 196628 2024-10-08T04:08:23.914411 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia