Project Gutenberg 2012-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 304 Dewey, John 1859 1952 Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding: A Critical Exposition Produced by Jana Srna, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding: A Critical Exposition" by John Dewey is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. This work critically explores the ideas of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, particularly focusing on his perspectives in "Nouveaux Essais" and examining the foundations of human understanding through rationalist philosophy. The text aims to connect Leibniz's thoughts with contemporary philosophical discussions while highlighting the significance of his ideas in the evolution of modern thought. The opening of the work provides a biographical sketch of Leibniz, illustrating the formative experiences that shaped his philosophical pursuits. Dewey discusses Leibniz's early education and intellectual development, emphasizing the influences of his family, mentors, and significant encounters with contemporary thinkers. The narrative weaves through Leibniz’s academic journey, highlighting his ventures into multiple disciplines, including law, mathematics, and philosophy, as a quest for a harmonious understanding of the universe, which foreshadows his later philosophical contributions. This exposition serves as a foundation for a deeper exploration of Leibniz's thought and its lasting impact on philosophy and science. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40957/40957-h/images/title-page.jpg en Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716 B Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 497614 497623 2024-09-17T09:02:41.812038 2023-09-18T04:17:17.030991 text/html text/html 494344 2012-10-06T10:58:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 201598 2012-10-07T10:20:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 242964 2024-09-17T09:02:47.956007 application/epub+zip 240564 2024-09-17T09:02:42.840047 application/epub+zip 240565 2024-09-17T09:02:42.317084 application/epub+zip 357815 2024-09-17T09:02:52.011002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316984 2024-09-17T09:02:47.427021 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317211 2022-09-18T17:42:24.739444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450500 2024-09-17T09:02:40.995025 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 450264 2012-10-06T10:58:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 150869 2012-10-07T10:20:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 450276 2012-10-06T10:59:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 15434457 2012-10-07T10:20:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 19873 2024-09-17T09:02:52.148975 application/rdf+xml 10334 2024-09-17T09:02:42.410016 image/jpeg 2217 2024-09-17T09:02:42.364036 image/jpeg 206463 2024-09-17T09:02:41.854017 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