| 单词 | Leibnitz |
| 例句 | The same obsessiveness would surface in his later life, whether in his duties at the Royal Mint or in his many disputes with people such as Hooke and Gottfried Leibnitz, the other inventor of calculus. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z They also evaluated the likely origins of some boulders and plotted a potential route for a rover through a PSR on the moon’s Leibnitz plateau, avoiding obstacles and slopes steeper than 10 degrees. Moon’s Hidden Depths Uncovered with New Algorithm 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Leibnitz, Euclid and Pythagoras stared at him from their places on my classroom walls, and a small laugh escaped my throat at the surprising volume of his voice and the severity of his declaration. SchoolBook: Beating Back the Math Demons 2012-07-20T14:48:05Z Power of making bequests to the clergy enlarged by Constantine, 215 Leibnitz, on the natural or innate powers of man, i. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z These and others, as Locke, Leibnitz, Herder, and Schelling, like the great Hebrew leader, had glimpses of a goodly land which they were not themselves to enter. Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z No philosopher, not even Leibnitz, has more radically separated sensibility which is passive from the understanding whose principle is spontaneity. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Among the writers whom he most carefully read were Plato, Hume, Shaftesbury, Leibnitz, Diderot and Rousseau. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z If his opponent Leibnitz made pleasure the object of moral action, it was only that refined pleasure which is produced by the contemplation of the happiness of others. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Not only orthodox believers yield her this pre�minence: Leibnitz read and deeply admired her; a recent French critic of the skeptic school compares her to Descartes. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Madame would be translating Newton or studying Leibnitz. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z He says that the infinite can only be strictly understood in the mathematical sense, but that hence, as Leibnitz has said, the true infinite is the absolute. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z The Ideen shows us that Herder is an evolutionist after the manner of Leibnitz, and not after that of more modern evolutionists. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Descartes, Malebranche, Spinoza, and Leibnitz have all indicated God as this nexus. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z In another world God will repay thy trust, and "reveal to thee the first causes of things which Leibnitz could not," as the queen of Prussia said, when she was dying. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z —At the time when Leibnitz wrote, curious references to accounts of savages were not infrequent. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z Here, then, we have, without possibility of mistake, the fundamental doctrine of the spiritualistic philosophy of Descartes, Leibnitz, Maine de Biran, and Jouffroy. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z These necessary laws of the understanding, which experience had no hand in creating, are, according to Leibnitz, the primordial conditions of human knowledge. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z This feature of hieroglyphic—the analytical designations of ideas—which misled Leibnitz to regard it as preferable to alphabetic writing is rather in antagonism with the fundamental desideratum of language,—the name. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z The real founder of the present science of language was a German, Leibnitz—a contemporary of Sir Isaac Newton. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z Many other mathematicians have written on the cycloid—Blaise Pascal, W. G. Leibnitz, the Bernoullis, Roger Cotes and others—and so assiduously was it studied that it was sometimes named the “Helen of Geometers.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Leibnitz did not think that bodies were more than phenomena, the reality of which was spiritual. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z He systematised and popularised the philosophy of Leibnitz, and gave a strong impulse to that development of natural theology and rationalism which soon almost drove out revelation by rendering it unnecessary—also Wolff′ian.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z We had no less harmonious theories from Descartes, Leibnitz, Fichte, and Schopenhauer. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z Crusius first came into notice as an opponent of the philosophy of Leibnitz and Wolff from the standpoint of religious orthodoxy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Parthasaradi had a marvellous store of quotations from Tyndall, Leibnitz, Matthew Arnold, and others at his fingers’ ends. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z Eclec′ticism, the practice of an eclectic: the doctrine of the Eclec′tics, a name applied to certain Greek thinkers in the 2d and 1st centuries B.C., later to Leibnitz and Cousin. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z In the adjacent gardens an open rotunda encloses a marble bust of the philosopher Leibnitz, and near it is a monument to General Count von Alten, the commander of the Hanoverian troops at Waterloo. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Hence all great thinkers have readily admitted the existence of miracles: a Locke and a Leibnitz as well as, more recently, a Stahl and a Schopenhauer. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Leibnitz also, in the corresponding part of his work, behaves in a similar manner, only with more confusion and indistinctness. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z The prescient genius of Leibnitz had foretold a century and a half ago, that the study of languages would be found one day to throw a great light on history. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z The spirit which Descartes and Leibnitz illustrated seems likely soon to become, in a new and higher sense, prominent in science. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics 2011-12-12T03:00:31.160Z Dr. Edwards, following Leibnitz, incorporated this doctrine of philosophical necessity with the Calvinistic theology. Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. 2011-12-08T03:00:27.177Z “Five,” answered he at once; “Newton, Bacon, Leibnitz, Montesquieu, and myself.” Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z Thus only is it conceivable that Leibnitz and Wolf and all their successors could go so far astray as to explain knowledge of perception, after the example of Duns Scotus, as merely confused abstract knowledge! The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z Leibnitz supposed them to contain a reference to the modern algebraical discoveries, and especially to the binary calculation. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z On the other hand, he proclaimed the formal, immanent rationalism of experience, in attempting to unite Hume's truth with the truth of Leibnitz and of Plato. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics 2011-12-12T03:00:31.160Z This statement of Leibnitz, who had paid great attention to this philosophical theory, is important in several respects. Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. 2011-12-08T03:00:27.177Z Another class of twelve or fourteen, in the same year, on Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibnitz, met in one of the 'tower rooms' of Sever Hall, sitting around a table. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z Gazzaniga: Leibnitz raised the question almost 300 years ago with his analogy of the mill. Free Will and the Brain 2011-11-15T13:15:00.250Z He is witty with Fuller, sarcastic with Marvell, energetic with Luther, philosophical and precise with Leibnitz, quietly satirical with Pascal, and reflective and intellectual with Plato. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z The beginning of another conception of the office of methodology can be found in those thoughts which have become significant, especially in Leibnitz's fragments and drafts of a calculus ratiocinator or a spécieuse générale. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics 2011-12-12T03:00:31.160Z And this the comparison of Leibnitz, already alluded to, clearly illustrates. Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. 2011-12-08T03:00:27.177Z Those of Laplace, Kepler, Tycho-Brahe, Leibnitz, Herschel, Newton and others, together with many pamphlets and periodicals, composed his library. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z The direction definition seems to have originated with Leibnitz. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z His "Phaedon" was eagerly read by thousands, whom the writings of Leibnitz and Kant had repelled. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z But very slight results attended these elaborate schemes, although their failure did not deter Leibnitz from pursuing the same end. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Also by "Leienitz," instead of "Leibnitz" in page xi. of the preface. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 89, July 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:34.553Z Like Leibnitz's mirrors in the market-place, it is only by combining the points of view of all that a complete representation is possible. Theology and the Social Consciousness A Study of the Relations of the Social Consciousness to Theology (2nd ed.) 2011-09-27T02:00:21.343Z This has been modified into "that which does not change its position when it is turned about its extremities as poles," and appears in substantially this form in the works of Leibnitz and Gauss. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z The philosophers whose views on space and geometric truth deserve especial study are Descartes, Leibnitz, Hume, Kant and J.S. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z The philosophy of Leibnitz is opposed at once to the theosophy of Paracelsus and Böhme and to the empiricism of Bacon and Locke, the pantheism of Spinoza, and the scepticism and manichæism of Bayle. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z He was in a much higher degree German than any of the German philosophers since Leibnitz. The life and teaching of Karl Marx 2011-09-03T02:00:19.203Z We cannot accept Descartes, or Spinoza, or Leibnitz, or Bacon, or Hobbes, or Locke, as giving satisfactory or even coherent systems, or as having done more than lead to the thorough scepticism of Hume. Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II 2011-08-05T02:00:45.557Z Leibnitz speaks of “evil as a mere set-off to the good in the world, which it increases by contrast, and at other times reduces moral to metaphysical evil by giving it a merely negative existence.” The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z According to the relational theory of space, of which the chief exponent was Leibnitz,19 space is nothing but a certain assemblage of the relations between the various particular bodies in space. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Spinoza, Locke, and Leibnitz were in succession the leaders of this philosophical development. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z It is probable that Leibnitz’s notion of time and space, which approaches Kant’s theory, led him to attach but little importance to the successive order of the world. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z We are taught that around an "idea" agglomerate the suitable molecules of soul-substance—"Monads," as Leibnitz terms them, until a concrete form stands created, the production of a mind, or minds. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z Christian Wolf taught first in the spirit of Leibnitz and in the German tongue. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z An important feature in the cosmogony of Leibnitz is the prominent place which he assigned to organic remains in the stratified rocks of the crust. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Toward the end of the century two great men, the philosopher Leibnitz and the founder of the Halle Orphanage, A. H. Francke, warmly espoused the cause of foreign missions. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z Even this idea, however, is incomplete, for Leibnitz fails to explain the physical aspect of development. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z Leibnitz defines it "the order of successions" as he defined space to be the order of co-existences. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z The necessary advance from this wretched state of things began with the eighteenth century, through the universally restless activity of the philosopher Leibnitz. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z The philosopher, Leibnitz, stands alone as the one distinguished intellectual man of his age. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z Locke accomplished the descent from Bacon to deism and materialism, so Wolff effected the transition from Leibnitz to the popular philosophy. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z Yet Leibnitz prepared the way for a new conception of organic evolution. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z Hippocrates, Leibnitz, and Abercrombie have also been quoted as holding that there is no dreamless sleep, and so far as they express themselves on the subject they appear to do so. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Newton discovered an imaginary force, an idea, a dream, "an occult force," as Leibnitz called it. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z On the other hand, he founded the University of Halle in 1694, and commissioned the philosopher Leibnitz to draw up a plan for an Academy of Science, which was established in Berlin, in 1711. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z The critical decision of Leibnitz must not, however, be rejected; for if there is some severity in its truth, there is truth in its severity. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Leibnitz we find, if not a doctrine of evolution in the strict sense, a theory of the world which is curiously related to the modern doctrine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z We believe that we have, as Leibnitz says, settled this point. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z It is said the smallest magnet can more easily than Newton or Leibnitz discover the magnetic pole, and the swallow has more knowledge of the varieties of latitude than had Columbus or Magellan. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z The German name of Leibnitz occurring in it will suggest the association of contrast by which such a criticism of a Frenchman found its way into a book treating of things German. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z The greatest of the philosophers were bachelors, such as Bacon, Newton, Gassendi, Galileo, Descartes, Bayle, Locke, Leibnitz, Hume, Gibbon; and many poets also as Pope, Goldsmith, and Thompson. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z More than this, Leibnitz supposes that the activity of the monads takes the form of a self-evolution. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z So, from Plato to Leibnitz, the greatest metaphysicians have thought that absolute truth is an attribute of absolute being. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z He might exile their persons; but their doctrines, supported by the 842 scientific and philosophic work of Newton and Leibnitz, were to triumph over Church and religion in the 18th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Leibnitz had propounded a metaphysical theory of universal optimism, which—like all philosophic hypotheses, even those apparently least practical, let them once become widely entertained—was having its influence on national thought and national character. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Why, I ask, did not Leibnitz carry out his grand idea and give us a universal language? Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z Kant, like Leibnitz, seeks to reconcile the mechanical and teleological views of nature, only he assigns to these different spheres. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z To the first belong Malebranche, Spinoza, Leibnitz himself; to the second, the philosophers of the eighteenth century. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z Leibnitz had not yet taught that external movement is nothing, and inward spirit everything. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Voltaire so well perceived the influence that metaphysics exercise over the general bias of men’s minds that to combat Leibnitz he wrote Candide. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Spinoza follows him, the God-intoxicated man, and Leibnitz and other monumental believers. Colors of Life Poems and Songs and Sonnets 2011-05-09T02:00:03.610Z In this respect it resembles Leibnitz’s idea of the world as a development; the idea of evolution is in each case a metaphysical as distinguished from a scientific one. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z At the close of the seventeenth century, Leibnitz comes to crown these great testimonies, and to complete their unanimity. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z The policy of the Great Elector has been summed up by Leibnitz in a single phrase: "I side with him who pays best." The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z We have indeed an instance in point in Charles Bonnet, whom Dugald Stewart mentions as “a very learned and pious disciple of Leibnitz.” A Review of Edwards's 2011-04-27T02:00:19.047Z Such men therefore as Leibnitz, Plato, Herder, &c., The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z Charles Bonnet met the difficulty of the origin of conscious beings much in the same way as Leibnitz, by the supposition of eternal minute organic bodies to which are attached immortal souls. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z An account of his experiments is to be found in manuscript in the correspondence between Leibnitz and Papin, preserved in the Royal Library at Hanover. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z The theory enunciated by Leibnitz in his Theodic�e resembles that of Plato. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Dr.,his part in the Convention for forming a University, 290.Leibnitz, The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z He replied, He did not, that the critical philosophy knew what to make of Leibnitz's experiments, his immaterial world, the asserted approximation of the definite to the indefinite line, and how to honor genius. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z A strange mixture of a devout Catholic and a scientific innovator, he was an earnest student of Bacon, Newton, Pascal, Leibnitz, and others, whose opinions he embodied in his own works. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z The eldest quoted Aristotle; another pronounced the name of Descartes; a third mentioned Mallebranche; a fourth Leibnitz; and a fifth Locke. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z In his conception of finite personality he recurs to something like the monadism of Leibnitz. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z It is just possible that he was like Leibnitz, who proposed to a lady when he was fifty. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Doubtless they did, and the Cartesians even believed, though Leibnitz did not, that it is the only such cause. A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. I 2011-03-01T03:00:43.470Z So again the controversy that Clarke conducted with Spinoza, and afterwards with Leibnitz, was entirely confined to the metaphysical region. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z "That is being a nonentity indeed," said the Sirian sage; and then, turning to a follower of Leibnitz, he exclaimed: "Hark ye, friend, what is thy opinion of the soul?" Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Poor Betsey! she had been reading Pope and Leibnitz, and Ben Blood—bad, worse and worst, unfairly interpreted; good, better and best, rightly understood—and as the respective writers probably meant. Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story 2011-02-25T03:01:12.293Z In 1687, Newton's method of fluxions was first published, twenty years after its invention, and then because the friends of Leibnitz, the author of the "Differential Calculus," claimed priority of discovery. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z What was his famous Principle of the Sufficient Reason, the very corner stone of his philosophy, from which the Preestablished Harmony, the doctrine of Monads, and all the opinions most characteristic of Leibnitz, were corollaries? A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. I 2011-03-01T03:00:43.470Z The second dissertation, “On the progress of mathematics and physics,” was by Playfair, who died 19th July 1819, when he had only finished the period of Newton and Leibnitz. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z As Leibnitz says, 'The punishment should be in proportion to the crime.' Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z The formation of the Berlin Academy in Germany and of the Royal Society in England, and the refusal of Leibnitz to accept a chair in any German university, were signs of the times. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z The lady asked for time to take the matter into consideration, and as Leibnitz thus obtained leisure to consider the matter again, he was never married. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z In it she gave an exposition of the philosophy of Leibnitz and dissertations on space, time and force. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z The latter has been said to stand to the former in the relation of Kant to Leibnitz. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z This Platonic view is closely akin to that of Leibnitz, but is expressed in such wise as to lend itself more readily to myth-making. Through Nature to God 2010-12-24T03:00:36.410Z Newton's marvellous law of gravitation was coldly received even by the gigantic intellect of Leibnitz himself. Charles Darwin 2010-12-24T03:00:33.847Z Leibnitz says: "'Tis also a supernatural thing that bodies should attract one another at a distance without any intermediate means." Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions 2010-12-20T17:12:31.233Z She was the friend of Leibnitz, and was by him presented to the court of Prussia. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z At least since Leibnitz's time, I say, optimism has generally justified itself, not by denial of evil in the world, but in and through evil. The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker His reputation was more universal than that of Leibnitz or Newton, Frederick or Voltaire, and his character more beloved and esteemed than any or all of them.... The True Benjamin Franklin This sceptical conclusion, the contrary of that drawn by Leibnitz from the harmony of thought and style pervading the works, shows us that the Homeric question has been followed by the Aristotelian question. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Among the contributors, the most distinguished was Leibnitz. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide It deals specially with the philosophy of Leibnitz and discusses such questions as force, time and space. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Under the same demand, be it said, atomism could stand only if supplemented by some doctrine of assumed unity or co-operation among all the elements—as, for example, by Leibnitz's doctrine of pre-established harmony. The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker Leibnitz and Haller were in accord in considering him one of the greatest of anatomists. Catholic Churchmen in Science Leibnitz has to supplement rather than correct Locke on this point. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" It was opened in 1711 and had Leibnitz as its first president. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Not the least influence on the intellectual life of Leibnitz was Sophia Charlotte, Queen of Prussia and mother of Frederick the Great. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z To-day the hypothesis of Descartes has given way to that of Leibnitz, who regards force as the essential property of the living being, the visible and tangible matter being only of secondary importance. The Mechanism of Life At this time he was in frequent communication with such men as Spinoza and Leibnitz, the distinguished philosophers. Catholic Churchmen in Science After the teaching of Leibnitz and Wolff had found scholars in a larger circle of the learned, there was a sudden change in the views held about the peasant and his state. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Together with the Jesuits and Jews there was Leibnitz. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. Leibnitz was as distinguished by genius as his royal pupil was by birth. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Individual Roman doctrines Leibnitz thought his countrymen might accept, but he flatly refused to guarantee that they would necessarily believe to-morrow what they believe to-day. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Leibnitz regretted very much that Stensen did not complete his work on geology as he originally intended. Catholic Churchmen in Science The French Descartes, the English Locke, the Dutch Spinoza, and the German Leibnitz, Thomasius and Wolf, were the great exponents of this philosophy. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Thus the genius of the great Leibnitz was the growth of the Protestant Church. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. And, singular to relate, no further progress was made in the mathematical sciences, as taught by Hypatia, until the time of Newton, Leibnitz and Descartes,—more than twelve centuries later. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Leibnitz, Molineau and others discussed the effect of blindness on the human mind. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Leibnitz considered that it took more than a century for geological science to reach the point at which it had been left by Steno's work, and which he had reached at a single bound. Catholic Churchmen in Science Many poets of the Silesian school, nay, Leibnitz, Wolf, and Haller, were placed among the privileged of their time by patents of nobility, which they themselves or their fathers had acquired. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. He corresponded with Leibnitz, and some interesting letters to him from that great man are still preserved to us. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. She was the niece of Descartes' illustrious friend, Elizabeth of Bohemia, and, as the pupil of Leibnitz, quite as gloriously associated as had been her aunt with the father of Cartesianism. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Leibnitz, however, expressed a wish that some one conversant with modern philosophy would undertake to extract the scattered particles of gold which may be hidden in their abandoned mines. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Leibnitz's theory of, 26.——, causes which might produce the extreme of, 106.Reid, Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The one-sided assertion of individuality and difference in the schools of Locke and Leibnitz was the natural complement of the one-sided assertion of universality and unity in the Cartesian school. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Not less than you, yourselves, I am the son of Beethoven, of Leibnitz, and of Goethe. Above the Battle It would be difficult to estimate the influence of this learned queen on Leibnitz, but it was undoubtedly greater than any other single influence whatever. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z There was no courtier's flattery in the praise Leibnitz gave to Princess Sophie's intellectual ability. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) "We may recognize, therefore," says Leibnitz, "a double origin of primitive masses, the one by refrigeration from igneous fusion, the other by concretion from aqueous solution." Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology And sometimes he insists on the parallelism of extension and thought at the expense of their opposition in a way that almost anticipates the assertion by Leibnitz of the essential identity of mind and matter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" He traced the science downwards, in all its historical bearings, from Thales, Archimedes, and Euclid, to Newton, Euler, Leibnitz, and Laplace. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 Nor has it given us a Descartes, a Leibnitz, a Newton or a Darwin. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z The philosophy of the seventeenth century that of Descartes and Leibnitz maybe condensed in one word mechanism. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) He adopted the theory of an original volcanic nucleus, together with the universal ocean of Leibnitz. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Others will have science; Descartes and Galileo give the movements; Leibnitz and Newton furnish the harmony. Priests, Women, and Families We shall now briefly describe Comte’s principal conceptions in sociology, his position in respect to which is held by himself, and by others, to raise him to the level of Descartes or Leibnitz. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" Thus instead of Leibnitz's use of Intuitive and Symbolical, which corresponds to the above distinction between Imaging and Conception, Mr. Jevons employs the terms to express a distinction among conceptions proper. Logic, Inductive and Deductive "She insists, always," wrote Leibnitz, her lifelong friend and admirer, "in knowing the Why of the Why." Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) This doctrine of evolution was in modern times the fundamental idea of Leibnitz and Kant, of Goethe, Schelling and Hegel. Naturalism And Religion Leibnitz, and the exact dates of discovery are a little uncertain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" They were seldom of the world, even when like Plato and Leibnitz they moved in its courts and drawing-rooms. Optimism An Essay He was followed in 1729 by George, Baron d’ Eckhart, a friend of Leibnitz, who put forward the theory that it was Gregory II., and not Gregory I., who had done this work. St. Gregory and the Gregorian Music Berlin the Academy of Sciences has been holding a sitting, according to its statutes, in honor of the memory of Leibnitz. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 A step towards the mechanical solution of this problem was indicated in the “preformation theory” advanced by Leibnitz, and elaborated by Bonnet. Naturalism And Religion In 1715 and 1716 he had a discussion with Leibnitz relative to the principles of natural philosophy and religion, which was at length cut short by the death of his antagonist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Shall we suggest with Leibnitz that reflection is nothing more than attention to what is passing in the mind, and that between the mind and the body there is a sympathetic synchronism? History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition This vagueness of language produced a perpetual misconception, and Leibnitz was proud of his equivocal triumphs in always affording a new interpretation! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Modern logicians, following Leibnitz and Kant, have generally adopted a different statement, by which the law assumes an essentially different meaning. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" Leibnitz declared living beings to be “machines,” but machines of a peculiar kind. Naturalism And Religion He also devoted considerable attention to the German languages, and his researches in this direction attracted the favourable notice of Leibnitz. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" So, the Cartesians, and even Leibnitz, argued, that nothing physical but previous motion could account for motion, explaining the human body's voluntary motions by Nervous Vibrations or by Animal Spirits. Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic Leibnitz confused his philosophy by the term sufficient reason: for every existence, for every event, and for 67 every truth there must be a sufficient reason. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 There is an episode about Free-will and Nature and Grace, and “a contrivance of Leibnitz about Fatalism.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors According to Leibnitz it consists of machines made up of other machines, and so on, into the infinitely little. Naturalism And Religion There are the central dogmas of logic, metaphysics and physics, from which start the subsequent inquiries of Locke, Leibnitz and Newton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" The same fallacy led Leibnitz to his pre-established harmony, and Malebranche to his occasional causes. Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic Leibnitz was struck by their significance, but it might now puzzle us to find synonyms, or even to explain the very terms themselves. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 He has been unjustly contemned as a sciolist; he was the correspondent of Leibnitz, Le Clerc, and Bayle, and was a learned author when scarcely a man. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors The philosophy of Wolff was an offshoot directly from Leibnitz, indirectly from the Cartesian school. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion In defence of Sir Isaac Newton, Clarke had a controversy with Leibnitz, and having published the correspondence dedicated it to the Queen. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Newton is not reckoned among the poets, nor Milton among the geometricians: the verses of Leibnitz are bad. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." Leibnitz, indeed, foresaw the results of those selfish, and at length demoralizing, opinions, which began to prevail through Europe in his day. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Leibnitz, his views on language, 65. —— shows that Greek and Latin are not derived from Hebrew, 207. Chips from a German Workshop - Volume IV Essays chiefly on the Science of Language Looming on the sight, or as contemporaries, are Handel, Leibnitz, Wolf, Klopstock, Lessing, and Winckelmann. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Mr. Pattison also overlooks the fact that Pope confessed to Warburton that he had never read a line of Leibnitz in his life. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) The oldest cited Aristotle, another pronounced the name of Descartes; this one here, Malebranche; another Leibnitz; another Locke. Romans — Volume 3: Micromegas Leibnitz facetiously maintained that such would be the increase of literature, that future generations would find whole cities insufficient to contain their libraries. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 The worst enemy of progress was the systematic optimism of Leibnitz and Pope, which Voltaire had overthrown. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle Bunyan argues about it as ingeniously as Leibnitz himself. Bunyan That his prowess as an optician should be invoked by Herr Leibnitz gave him a gratification which his fame as a philosopher could never evoke. Dreamers of the Ghetto He was fond of comparing the two, and often quoted Leibnitz: "Music is an occult exercise of the mind unconsciously performing arithmetical calculations." Melomaniacs When Leibnitz was occupied in his philosophical reasonings on his Law of Continuity, his singular sagacity enabled him to predict a discovery which afterwards was realised—he imagined the necessary existence of the polypus! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 In that he followed Leibnitz, as he anticipated Kant. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle It was believed, so far as such a person could be said to believe anything, by the all accomplished Leibnitz himself. Bunyan The only alloy was that he could not understand what Leibnitz wanted. Dreamers of the Ghetto What were theories of Descartes, Leibnitz, and Kant? The Meaning of Evolution Leibnitz; a great mathematician as well as philosopher, declares that he knows nothing which approaches so near to the method and precision of geometry as the Roman law.—Op. tom. iv. p. A Discourse on the Study of the Law of Nature and Nations Glisson and Leibnitz set themselves in search of this proof; but it was reserved for the immortal Kant to find it in the nature of matter itself. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 Leibnitz also considers the Trinity as illustrated best by the process of reflection in the human mind. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors A letter from Herr Leibnitz set him wondering uneasily what had taken the young German Crichton from Frankfort, and what he was about in Paris. Dreamers of the Ghetto We shall now briefly describe Comte's principal conceptions in sociology, his position in respect to which is held by himself, and by others, to raise him to the level of Descartes or Leibnitz. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 10: Auguste Comte It is a member of a great chain that breaks the lunar limb west of the south pole, and that is called the Leibnitz Mountains. Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers Matter, according to Leibnitz and Boscovish, and others, is always endowed with force. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 11, November, 1880 His reputation was more universal than that of Leibnitz or Newton, Frederick or Voltaire, and his character more beloved and esteemed than any or all of them. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I Leibnitz was not ashamed to confess his obligations to them, nor South to avail himself of their subtle distinctions. The History of Dartmouth College Some years later, when his method of fluxions was published, another and a worse controversy arose—this time with Leibnitz, who had also independently invented the differential calculus. Pioneers of Science The antiquarian, who blushes at his alliance with Thomas Hearne, will feel his profession ennobled by the name of Leibnitz. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Leibnitz, it will be observed, uses the expression pour comprendre, for which, in the preceding remarks, we have substituted to conceive. The Philosophy of the Conditioned The seventeenth century, the age of Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, René Descartes, and other giants of physical science, was a period of remarkable progress in the field of physics. Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 "Reading Leibnitz," she observes, "I became a Protestant without knowing it." Famous Women: George Sand Those methods of Newton's which had been simultaneously discovered by Leibnitz were more thoroughly grasped, modified, extended, and improved. Pioneers of Science These remarks apply perhaps in some measure even to Leibnitz, whose sublime intelligence and mental activity were the wonder of his age. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Sometimes it is used, as Leibnitz here uses it, to denote an apprehension of the manner in which certain attributes can coexist in an object. The Philosophy of the Conditioned Bacon and Descartes indorse it in highest terms, while Leibnitz, Voltaire, and others are equally strong in its condemnation. History of Education What was his famous Principle of the Sufficient Reason, the very corner-stone of his Philosophy, from which the Pre-established Harmony, the doctrine of Monads, and all the opinions most characteristic of Leibnitz, were corollaries? A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive Both Leibnitz and Edwards long ago availed themselves of this undisputed fact, in order to account for the belief which men entertain in regard to their internal freedom. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Leibnitz, on the consequences which would follow the realization of the dreams of the alchemists. Principles Of Political Economy The Leibnitz Mountains, unfortunately, were not visible, as the sun had set upon them. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story Leibnitz, on the other hand, says, "In the matter of education, the Jesuits have remained below mediocrity." History of Education A closer examination of the statements and reasonings of Descartes, Pascal, and Leibnitz, as furnished by Saisset, will show that these distinguished mathematicans were misled by the false notion of "mathematical infinitude." Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles Leibnitz has certainly committed a very great oversight in this attempt to account for the origin of evil. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory The very reverse of this is true in the case of organisms, those “divine machines” as Leibnitz called them. Principles Of Political Economy Among other writers, Leibnitz and Huygens give testimony which is the more valuable as being critical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" For the sake of my Protestant readers I may here quote their own great Leibnitz on the reverence paid to sacred images. The Faith of Our Fathers Some Theistic writers--as Descartes, Pascal, Leibnitz, and Saisset--have made the fatal admission that the universe is, in some sense, infinite and eternal. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles But the law of causality, as stated by Edwards, and the principle of the sufficient reason, as defined and employed by Leibnitz, are perfectly identical. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Leibnitz was fond of inventing machines: windmills and carriages to be moved without horses preoccupied his mind as much as mathematical and philosophical speculations. Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 4, June 1906 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature Endowed with native intelligence, the intellectus ipse of Leibnitz, he nevertheless receives his impressions on sensitive nerves, his emotions are sentiments, his words become sentences, and his stock of wisdom is his common sense. Moon Lore Leibnitz, the eminent Protestant divine, observes: “It cannot be denied that Christ is received entire by virtue of concomitance, under each species; nor is His flesh separated from His blood.” The Faith of Our Fathers The first philosophers, of the Ionian school, had just as strong a faith in the existence of a Supreme Reality--an Ultimate Cause--as Leibnitz and Cousin. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles Such is the task which Leibnitz has undertaken to perform; let us see how he has accomplished it. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Kant, Hegel, Schelling, Fichte, Leibnitz, Nietzsche, Hume, Bradley, William James had all been rejected and were piled on the floor, but he had hesitated longer over Bergson's Creative Evolution. The Wonder The celebrated Leibnitz is said to have constructed a machine excelling Pascal’s in ingenuity and power. Pascal It would seem, indeed, as if a German was bound to apologize for treating Bacon as an equal of Leibnitz, Kant, Hegel, and Schelling. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities The celebrated Leibnitz related to the French Academy an account of a dog he had seen which was taught to speak, and could call in an intelligible manner for tea, coffee, chocolate, Page 49&c. Anecdotes of Dogs In reading the lofty speculations of Leibnitz, we have been often led to wonder how one, whose genius was so great, could have permitted himself to rest in conceptions which appear so vague and indistinct. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory So far good: I have nothing against Leibnitz, who though he was ironical, told us what he laughed at. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II All that Leibnitz really said was, that Pascal, “in p. 95wishing to fathom the depths of religion, had become scrupulous even to folly.” Pascal I have now arrived at Leibnitz in the historical survey, which is to close with Schelling and Hegel, Goethe and Schiller, and which began with Abraham. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities The French Academicians who mention this anecdote, add, that unless they had received the testimony of so great a man as Leibnitz, they should scarcely have dared to relate the circumstance. Anecdotes of Dogs Is it in the power of Leibnitz, then, any more than it was in that of Descartes, to reconcile such a scheme with the free-agency and accountability of man? A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Nothing is better known than that it was Collins's collection which furnished the materials put forward by the Committee of the Royal Society in 1712, as a defence of Newton against the partisans of Leibnitz. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II Leibnitz and Kant joined their paths to the royal high road of Descartes. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 It finds so easy an access into the souls of men, that it is said that even Plato was jealous of Socrates, Aristotle of Plato, Leibnitz of Locke, and so forth. My Recollections of Lord Byron As it was, the supremacy of intellect passed away from Catholic Italy, turned from the South to the North, from Galileo to Newton and Leibnitz. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 Theophile, or the representative of Leibnitz, replies: “If men understood only that by liberty, when they ask whether the will is free, their question would be truly absurd.” A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory By the secret of “philosophy” Leibnitz meant the secret of what we call science. Manhood of Humanity. For relief from this violent hypothesis, Leibnitz modified the Cartesian philosophy by his famous theory of a pre-established harmony. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 The fact is, it is hard to avoid doubt; thus, for the existence of God, Descartes', Kant's, and Leibnitz's proofs are not the same, and mutually destroy one another. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life As Newton says in his argument with Leibnitz, "the glory is due only to the inventor." Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World “Bad,” replies Leibnitz: “they have their determining causes, by which we can assign a reason for them; but they have not necessary causes.” A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory The secret of philosophy, said Leibnitz, is to treat familiar things as unfamiliar. Manhood of Humanity. The Jesuit missionary called forth the praises of Baxter, and the panegyric of Leibnitz. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Dante and Aquinas, Copernicus and Galileo, Luther and Melanchthon, Gutenberg and Faust, Kant and Schlegel, Bacon, Leibnitz and Newton, Watt and Morse, tore away the seals before our token saw the light. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy If we ascribe knowledge to them, they immediately become the monads of Leibnitz; you may evolve out of them what you have first involved into them. The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour It is no part of our intention to examine this obsolete fiction; we merely wish to show how essential Leibnitz regarded it to a solution of the difficulty under consideration. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory The immortal work done by Descartes, Newton and Leibnitz was to discover powerful methods for mathematics—the only fit language for expressing the laws of nature. Manhood of Humanity. This view of the primitive formation of thought and language, is diametrically opposed to the theory held by Leibnitz, who maintained that 'general terms are necessary for the essential constitution of languages.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy He endeavored to introduce the Leibnitz differential calculus into England. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I The idea of social evolution is admirably expressed in the fine phrase of Leibnitz, "The present is the child of the past, but it is the parent of the future." Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles It is evident that Leibnitz did not relish the idea of two wills in God; and perhaps few pious minds would do so, if it were presented to them by an atheist. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory He published a refutation of the systems of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, and Malebranche. Selected Essays But Leibnitz is equally right when, in looking beyond the first emergence of such names as cave, town, or palace, he asks how such names could have arisen. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Leibnitz, in his Monadology, and more especially his Theodicy, witnessed to his belief in this doctrine. Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution "One event is always the son of another," he said—a saying strikingly like that of Leibnitz. Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles Such speculations as those of Edwards and Leibnitz, in our opinion, only reflect dishonour and disgrace upon the cause they are intended to subserve. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Her whole day was given up to the study of writers such as Leibnitz and Newton, the philosopher. Heroes of Modern Europe The rest of the session Mr. Gladstone passed in his usual pursuits, reading all sorts of books, from the correspondence of Leibnitz with Bossuet, and Alexander Knox's Remains, down to Rousseau's Confessions. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 It is difficult to consider those in the wrong who admit, with Leibnitz, the existence of small states of consciousness. The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps A great admirer of the eighteenth-century "materialists," and a disciple of Voltaire, he believed in God, he said, as Newton, Locke, and Leibnitz had done before him. Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles Leibnitz has lost sight of it, and deceived himself by a false application of his doctrine. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory It is the product of intellect and will; and the great founders of modern science, Copernicus, Kepler, Bacon, Descartes, Galileo, Newton, Leibnitz, Ampère, Liebig, Fresnel, Faraday, and Mayer, were Christians. Education and the Higher Life Spinoza's Ethics appeared in 1677; and we know that they were read by Leibnitz. Short Studies on Great Subjects Leibnitz was the first to propose the nebular hypothesis, which was more fully elaborated by Kant and Laplace. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work The boy or girl is a social "monad," to use Leibnitz's figure in a new context, a little world, which reflects the whole system of influences coming to stir his sensibility. The Story of the Mind Is it not truly wonderful that such men as a Leibnitz, an Edwards, and a Chalmers, should, in their zeal to maintain a favourite dogma, commit so great an oversight, and so grievously deceive themselves? A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Leibnitz declared that "the loss of an hour is the loss of a part of life." How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune Most people have heard of the 'Harmonie Pré-établie' of Leibnitz; it is borrowed without acknowledgment from Spinoza, and adapted to the Leibnitzian philosophy. Short Studies on Great Subjects He was once asked how many great men he could really mention; he answered: “Five—Newton, Bacon, Leibnitz, Montesquieu, and myself.” Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work Leibnitz wrote in Latin and French, and his culture was mainly French. German Culture Past and Present And having reached this point, the disciple of Leibnitz finds himself planted precisely on the position he had undertaken to overthrow, namely, that the will is determined by itself. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory He read and considered with great attention the metaphysical works of Woolfe and Leibnitz. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March By Professor J. Arthur Thomson Was it not the great philosopher and mathematician Leibnitz who said that the more knowledge advances the more it becomes possible to condense it into little books? The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told His cosmological ideas were based on those of Burnet and Leibnitz. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work The leading thinkers of the seventeenth century, Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, and Malebranche, liberated philosophy from its bondage to theology. The Necessity of Atheism In the two celebrated works of M. Leibnitz and Archbishop King, both put forth in reply to Bayle, this admission is repeatedly and distinctly made. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory No one will ever know how many Gladstones and Leibnitzes the world has lost simply because their interests were never appealed to in such a way as to start them on the road to achievement. The Mind and Its Education Now this "Outline of Science" is certainly not a little book, and yet it illustrates part of the meaning of Leibnitz's wise saying. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told Then he attacks the notion of Leibnitz of a liquid globe, in which all mineral substances were precipitated tumultuously, replacing this idea by his chemical notion of the origin of the crystalline and volcanic rocks. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work Another way, also due to Leibnitz, consists in inserting between the axis of the handle bar and the A-wheel a "stepped" cylinder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" If this were all that M. Leibnitz had to offer, he might as well have believed, and remained silent. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Since then many have held that Descartes, Spinoza and Leibnitz were indebted to him for their main principles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" I was also shown a copy of an original treatise on the steam engine by Papin, which contained numerous marginal notes by Leibnitz. Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Leibnitz had no system in reality, and it is only from certain well-known views on particular points that we can infer his general direction of opinion. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology The success of Kant is merely a theological success; he was, like Luther and Leibnitz, but one more impediment to German integrity, already far from steady.— The Antichrist And if, by his almighty and irresistible power, he should cause it to exist, the will would still be free in Leibnitz's sense of the word; since its contrary might have happened. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory An example of a kindred friendship is also given by Leibnitz and his pupil, Caroline of Brunswick. The Friendships of Women In one place, Leibnitz criticized Papin's method for condensing steam, and makes a drawing on the margin, showing a piston and valve which he thought would be more practical. Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. With this view we form an idea of Rationalism similar to that conceived by the great Leibnitz, which, with our present ideas of truth, we cannot regard as unreasonable. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology Reformation; Leibnitz; Kant and so-called German philosophy; the war of “liberation”; the empire—every time a futile substitute for something that once existed, for something irrecoverable.... The Antichrist One bad feature thereof would be, according to Leibnitz, that it would interfere with the freedom of the will. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Frederick the Great relates that the queen, in her last hours, mentioned the name of Leibnitz. The Friendships of Women It is evident that Leibnitz was deeply impressed by Papin's letter, and he supported the simple and reasonable request contained in it by the following petition addressed to the Councillors of State. Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Newton's theory of ultimate atoms; Leibnitz's doctrine of monads; and the dynamic theory of Boscovich, which makes matter mere centres of force, are all dismissed as unthinkable. What is Darwinism? Leibnitz, by his doctrine of eternal monads, sustains the immortality of all creatures. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Now Leibnitz admits the minor, and denies the major, premiss of this argument. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Frederick adds, that, as "those persons to whom Heaven vouchsafes gifted souls raise themselves to an equality with monarchs, this queen esteemed Leibnitz well worthy of her friendship." The Friendships of Women Leibnitz worked at it; Swedenborg prophesied the automobile, and made a carriage, placing the horse inside, and did not give up the scheme until the horse ran away with himself and demolished a year's work. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists A riper theory of perception, following Paracelsus and anticipating Leibnitz, was that of Edward Digby, based on the notion of the active correspondence between mind and matter. The Age of the Reformation Leibnitz, in his celebrated monadology, carries the same view a great deal further. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life The truth is, as we have seen, that instead of adopting, Leibnitz has very clearly refuted, the definition of Hobbes. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Aristotle and Plato, nay, Bacon, and perhaps Leibnitz, would have scouted it as a scientific abortion. Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists The government of the Church by the Synod was part of a plan of government by boards, which had been suggested by Leibnitz. Lectures on Modern history Thus she prepared for her future communion with Locke and with Leibnitz. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters It is a beautiful and sublime piece of latent poetry, the evolution and architecture of which well display the wonderful genius of Leibnitz. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Mr. Harris, in his work entitled “The Primeval Man,” has also fallen into the error of ascribing this definition of liberty to Leibnitz. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Leibnitz wishes to resolve a geometrical problem, he has an apoplectic fit, he certainly has not liberty to resolve his problem. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary In political science he had long had the ablest counsellor in Europe at his elbow, Leibnitz, the friend of the electress. Lectures on Modern history She records that, after the death of Locke, Lady Masham communicated with Leibnitz, and Catharine is very indignant because a doubt had been suggested as to whether the writer's thoughts and expressions were her own. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters The same ground had been taken in the work published anonymously at Halle in 1775, Plato and Leibnitz jenseits des Styx. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Hence, this doctrine is but a generalization of the preëstablished harmony of Leibnitz, with the exception that Mr. Hume did not contend that this wonderful harmony was established by the Divine Being. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Most people have heard of the "Harmonie Pre-etablie" of Leibnitz; it is borrowed without acknowledgment from Spinoza, and adapted to the Leibnitzian system. Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc Leibnitz had been instrumental in securing the succession, and he abounded in expositions of constitutional policy. Lectures on Modern history She was gratified by some communications, through Burnet, with Leibnitz, and she would have liked to be the intermediary between Locke and some philosophical "gentlemen" on the Continent, probably Malebranche and Leibnitz, in a controversy. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters Can a ganglion solve a problem in Euclid or understand the Theodicee of Leibnitz? The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Or as Leibnitz elsewhere says, God is the author of all that is positive in our volitions, and the pravity of them arises from the necessary imperfection of the creature. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Man," says Leibnitz, "is composed of mind and body; but what is mind and what is body, and what is the nature of their union? Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc Hanover had been the centre of reunion, and there were Lutheran divines there who, under the commanding influence of Leibnitz, went further than Tract No. 90 in the direction of Rome. Lectures on Modern history The author treats with sufficient disdain arguments which satisfied Descartes, Newton, and Leibnitz. The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern Atheism Some of the most free, acute, learned, wise, and powerful thinkers of the world have been champions of this doctrine; especially among the moderns may be named Leibnitz, Herbart, Goethe, and Hartenstein. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life It seems to us, that the reply of Leibnitz to Descartes, already alluded to, is not without reason. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory And yet, leaving as it does no larger scope for liberty or responsibility than when in the hands of Spinoza,* Leibnitz, in our opinion, has only succeeded in making it infinitely more revolting. Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc The realm of essence contains the infinite multitude of Leibnitz's possible worlds, many of these worlds being very small and simple, and consisting merely of what might be presented in some isolated moment of feeling. Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion The fear of self-contradiction may be excused in Aristotle and Plato, in St. Anselm and St. Thomas, in Descartes and Leibnitz. The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern Atheism Men of the profoundest metaphysical genius, like Scotus Erigena and Leibnitz, have affirmed it, and sought to give it a logical or scientific basis. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Volition is free from necessity, adds Leibnitz; because “the contrary could happen without implying a contradiction.” A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Spinoza's "Ethics" appeared in 1677; and we know that they were read by Leibnitz. Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc Leibnitz, on the contrary, maintained that the organisation of nature was infinitely deep, every part consisting of an endless number of discrete elements. Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion "To love," said Leibnitz, "is to place one's happiness in the happiness of another." The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern Atheism If we go back in history, do we not see the friends of Newton and of Leibnitz equally contesting with asperity the discovery of the infinitesimal calculus. International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day. October, 1884. Protocols of the Proceedings Leibnitz, himself, was too much of a philosopher to approve of such a judgment in relation to any human being. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory The principal ranges on the limb are the Leibnitz Mountains, extending from S. lat. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features How Descartes, Malebranche, Leibnitz, and many others have been compelled to invent hypotheses and evasions in order to reconcile their discoveries with the reveries and the blunders which religion had rendered sacred! Superstition In All Ages (1732) Common Sense The great Leibnitz attempted an enterprise of this nature. The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern Atheism Hence Leibnitz says truly that "the writing of the Chinese might seem to have been invented by a deaf person." Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 I see this same thing, or rather its mightiest representatives, with a Newton or a Leibnitz at their head, in full pursuit of a shadow, and wasting their wonderful energies in beating the air. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory The philosophy of Plato, of Aristotle of Bacon, of Locke, of Leibnitz, of Reid, are all philosophies, no doubt; but that is all that is to be said. The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic Descartes, Malebranche, Leibnitz were considered almost obsolete; More and Cudworth were out of favour: and there was but scanty tolerance for any writer who could possibly incur the charge of transcendentalism or mysticism. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century And he explains this resurrection of bodies to be only of the original stamen of Leibnitz, or the human calus in semine masculino, considering that as a mathematical point, insusceptible of separation or division. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 That they might literally observe their vows they were obliged to invent a system of communication by signs, a list of which is given by Leibnitz, but does not show much ingenuity. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 Leibnitz repudiates the notion of liberty given by Hobbes and Locke. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory It was generally supposed that Leibnitz had been admirably praised by Fontenelle, and that the subject was exhausted. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Leibnitz engaged to interest the Electress of Hanover in the proposal. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century Leibnitz thought over this matter all his life, and there are various passages on it scattered through his works, though no one treatise is devoted to it. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar He spent his life in obscurity, and his works, though he was incidentally mentioned by Leibnitz under the name of "M. Dalgarus," passed into oblivion. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 In the adoption of this language, Leibnitz seems to speak with the advocates of free-agency; but does he think with them? A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Leibnitz conferred upon this hypothesis the honour of appropriating it to himself. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Leibnitz, Descartes, Fichte, Hegel, Spinoza, Bishop Berkeley, were once clothed with a "brief authority;" but Berkeley ended his metaphysical theory with a treatise on the healing properties of tar-water, and Hegel was an inveterate snuff-taker. No and Yes There is Leibnitz on your right," said he, "and on your left you can easily see the peaks of Doerfel. All Around the Moon Two centuries ago the distinguished philosopher and mathematician, Leibnitz, proposed a binary system of numeration. The Number Concept Its Origin and Development Leibnitz does not mean that evil proceeds from abstract ideas, before they are embodied in the creation of real moral agents. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Your Walter Scotts, your Leibnitzes, your Gladstones, and your Goethes, all your folio copies of mankind, belong to this type. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals Leibnitz, Muratori, and our own great historian, Gibbon, have traced the lineage and chronicled the family incidents of this ducal house. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood Mount Leibnitz and Mount Doerfel form two separate groups developed in the regions of the extreme south. All Around the Moon Unknown to Leibnitz, however, a binary method of counting actually existed during that age; and it is only at the present time that it is becoming extinct. The Number Concept Its Origin and Development This is the problem which Leibnitz has promised to solve; and we shall, with all patience, listen to his solution. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory He said of the great geniuses of modern ages, that "there were not more than five; Newton, Bacon, Leibnitz, Montesquieu, and Myself." Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions Mendelssohn's philosophy, if he had an original system, has long since passed into oblivion; Maimon's will be studied as long as Spinoza, Leibnitz, and Kant are in vogue. The Haskalah Movement in Russia Natural science was deistic with Locke and Voltaire, it was pantheistic in the antique sense with Shaftesbury, it was pantheistic-mystical with Spinoza, spiritualistic with Descartes, theistic with Leibnitz, materialistic with the men of the Encyclopædia. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant Some of the religious opinions expressed in this fiction were thought bold, and the authorship of the work was at one time much discussed: it was attributed both to Isaac Vossius and Leibnitz. Notes and Queries, Number 62, January 4, 1851 We shall not undertake a task, in the prosecution of which a Descartes, a Leibnitz, a Locke, and an Edwards, not to mention a hundred others, have laboured in vain. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory In the former there is a singular regularity to be observed, which led hard-headed old Leibnitz to the theory that our delight in music arises from an inherent affection for mathematics. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales To whom, indeed, could the profound and abstruse speculations of Leibnitz and Kant make a stronger appeal than to the Jew who had been initiated into metaphysical abstractions from his very childhood? The Haskalah Movement in Russia Still their work rested upon that which had already been done by Spinoza and Malebranche, by Hobbes and Leibnitz, by Descartes and Bayle, by Locke and Wolff, by Voltaire and the Encyclopædists. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant In his "Essay on Man," Pope versified, without well understanding, the optimistic deism of Leibnitz, as expounded by Shaftesbury and Bolingbroke. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century Is it not wonderful that so acute a metaphysician as Dr. Brown should not have perceived the inseparable affinity between his doctrine and that of Leibnitz? A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Descartes, Newton, and Leibnitz had opened up new worlds to the mathematician, but the acquisitions of their genius enriched only man's ideal estate. The Advance of Science in the Last Half-Century It is rapid, but the contributions of Bacon, Descartes, Newton, Locke, Leibnitz are thrown into a series that penetrates the reader's mind with the idea of ordered growth and measured progress. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) In the footsteps of the former moved all the scholastics of the Middle Age, and again, even Locke and Leibnitz in their so-called 'natural theology.' An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant All metaphysical optimism, such as that of Leibnitz, and all metaphysical pessimism, such as that of Schopenhauer, have no other foundation than this. Tragic Sense Of Life Indeed, if we consider what Leibnitz has actually done, we shall perceive, that notwithstanding his wonderful powers, he has rendered many easy things difficult, as well as many difficult things easy. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Leibnitz, his conjecture that the planets increase in volume in proportion to their increase of distance from the Sun, 93. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 The article on Leibnitz has less original matter in it than that on Spinosa. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) Leibnitz and Lessing both worked at that problem. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant Leibnitz came several times very near the truth, but defined the monadic evolution incorrectly and often greatly blundered. Five Years of Theosophy The truth is, that the difficulty in question has been increased rather than diminished by the speculations of Leibnitz. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Few now read Adam Smith, and still fewer Bacon, Leibnitz, or Descartes. Letters on International Copyright; Second Edition To prepare the born-blind to answer philosophical interrogatories truly, and then to put these interrogatories rightly, would have been a feat, he declares, not unworthy of the united talents of Newton, Descartes, Locke, and Leibnitz. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) And there have been men of universal minds and comprehensive knowledge since Bacon, Leibnitz, Goethe, Humboldt, men whose thoughts were at home everywhere, where there was something to be known. Bacon At Berlin, the Academy of Sciences has been holding a sitting, according to its statutes, in honor of the memory of Leibnitz. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 This has resulted from a premature and extreme devotion to system—a source of miscarriage and failure common to Leibnitz, and to most others who have devoted their attention to the origin of evil. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory But Leibnitz—as highly esteemed in the Latin world as in the German—professed a philosophy which valued unity only under the form of harmony between free and autonomous forces. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index He naturally reminds us of the remarkable saying imputed to Leibnitz, that he only attributed importance to science, because it enabled him to speak with authority in philosophy and religion. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) He is reported to have said, "I know but five great geniuses--Newton, Bacon, Leibnitz, Montesquieu, and myself." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 His stay of fourteen months in Germany gave him a firm hold on the language, and a goodly glimpse into the philosophy of Kant, Leibnitz and Schleiermacher. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors Leibnitz censures the language of Descartes, in which he ascribes all the thoughts and volitions of men to God, and complains that he thereby shuts out free-agency from the world. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory The Germany which the world respected and admired, the Germany of Leibnitz, appears indeed dead. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index A hundred years later the illustrious Leibnitz pronounced it a worthy task to perfect and amend Alsted's book. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) I can only speak from memory of the discussion of Leibnitz, not having his works at hand; but I am clear in this, that his principle again is the same. Notes and Queries, Number 42, August 17, 1850 In Schopenhauer, Lessing, Hegel, Leibnitz, Herder, and Fichte, the younger, it is earnestly advocated. A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga It becomes a very curious question, then, how Leibnitz himself, who was so deeply implicated in the scheme of necessity, has been able to save the great interests of morality. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Leibnitz exalted the multiple, the diverse, the spontaneous. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index Germany derives as much honour from Leibnitz alone, he concludes with unconsidered enthusiasm, as Greece from Plato, Aristotle, and Archimedes, all put together. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) Leibnitz is said to have given it solution in some part of his works. Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850 The discovery of fluxions, which he claimed, was contested by Leibnitz, and led to a long and bitter controversy between the two philosophers. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature Dr. Chalmers has said that the scheme of optimism, as left by Leibnitz, is merely an hypothesis. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory This willingness to put liberty before unity, and respect and honor the dignity of other nations while at the same time serving its own, was not extinguished in Germany with Leibnitz and Kant. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index The minister very naturally then falls back upon good authority, and asks Saunderson to take the word of Newton, Clarke, and Leibnitz. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) Why, just with an alphabet of twenty-four letters, Leibnitz the great mathematician, calculated that over six hundred septillions of easily pronounceable words, none over three syllables long, could be arranged. The Boy With the U.S. Census A fiction of this sort was contrived by Leibnitz, under the title of 'pre-established harmony;' but, among the facts of the universe, there are only one or two cases known to investigation. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics In his famous controversy with Clarke, Leibnitz has done the same thing. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory They were Mounts Doerfel and Leibnitz, which stand on the southern circumpolar region of the moon. The Moon-Voyage He studied at Geneva, Cambridge, and Leyden, and published in 1734 a useful account of the life and writings of Leibnitz. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) I admitted the revelation in a general sense, like Leibnitz and Malebranche. Recollections of My Youth Descartes has only a few allusions to the subject; the 'Ethica' of Spinoza is chiefly a work of speculative philosophy; Leibnitz has no systematic treatment of moral questions. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics This argument of Hobbes has been refuted by Leibnitz. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory These Mounts Doerfel and Leibnitz arose in the midst of plains of moderate extent, bounded by an indefinite succession of amphitheatres and circular ramparts. The Moon-Voyage The reader will find a similar image in one of Burns's letters, again in one of Coleridge's poetical fragments, and long before any of them, in a letter of Leibnitz. Ralph Waldo Emerson Since the time of Leibnitz, and guided by such men as Humboldt, Abel Remusat, and Klaproth, Philology has taken far higher ground. Critiques and Addresses Instead of arguing upon the merits of the case, Maupertuis declared that the letter of Leibnitz was a forgery, and that therefore Koenig's remarks deserved no further consideration. Books and Characters French and English But there was too close an affinity between the philosophy of Leibnitz and that of Hobbes, to permit the former to furnish the most satisfactory refutation of the argument of the latter. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory It was the birthplace of Leibnitz and Wagner, and is associated also with Bach and Mendelssohn. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge And Delsarte might have met with thinkers like Leibnitz, Descartes and Jean Reynaud, on that height where religion is purged of superstition and fanaticism, philosophy set free from atheism and materialism! Delsarte System of Oratory It is undeniable that English philosophy in Leibnitz's time had the general character which he ascribes to it. Critiques and Addresses This delay in publication led to the historical controversy between him and Leibnitz as to priority of discovery. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters Such is the answer which has come down to us from the earliest times; from a Lactantius to a Leibnitz, and from a Leibnitz to a M'Cosh. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory One of the most striking examples of this inability is in the case of Leibnitz,' &c. Review of the Work of Mr John Stuart Mill Entitled, 'Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy.' Between mind and matter he holds a magnifying lantern full upon the lowest molecules, and rejects disdainfully the initiating atom that Leibnitz has signalized as the centre of life. Delsarte System of Oratory Lotze has made some penetrating remarks on this conception of Leibnitz's, and they exactly fall in with what I say of the absolutist conception. A Pluralistic Universe Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy In 1676 Newton had communicated to Leibnitz the fact that he had discovered a general method of drawing tangents, concealing the method in two sentences of transposed characters. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters Leibnitz, who is unquestionably one of the greatest philosophers the world has produced, has exerted all his powers to adorn and recommend the scheme of optimism. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory But the study of Sir William Hamilton's works does not prove it to us, though Mr Mill has convicted him of an erroneous estimate of Leibnitz. Review of the Work of Mr John Stuart Mill Entitled, 'Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy.' "Five," answered he at once: "Newton, Bacon, Leibnitz, Montesquieu, and myself." A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Leibnitz in his theodicy represents God as limited by an antecedent reason in things which makes certain combinations logically incompatible, certain goods impossible. A Pluralistic Universe Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy In 1704 a reviewer of Newton's "Optics" insinuated that Newton had merely improved the method of Leibnitz, and had indeed stolen Leibnitz's discovery; and this started a controversy which raged for years. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters But he does not cause virtue to exist without any mixture of vice, says Leibnitz, because the good of the whole universe requires the permission of moral evil. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory For instance, he will try to find out whether Leibnitz was not for some time in his life a follower of Spinoza, etc. Essays of Schopenhauer This delay occasioned the bitter quarrel between Newton and Leibnitz,—a quarrel exaggerated by narrow-minded partisans, and in truth not very creditable, in all its ramifications, to either party. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859 HEBREW, Leibnitz traces all languages up to it, ii. Life of Johnson, Volume 6 Addenda, index, dicta philosophi, etc. I could not help thinking with Leibnitz, that most sapient of philosophers, that this is the best of all possible worlds. A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America The writings of Plato, Leibnitz, Cudworth, and Edwards, all furnish illustrations of the justness of this remark. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Had not all the true philosophers been celibates—Descartes, Leibnitz, Malebranche, Spinoza, and Kant? Essays of Schopenhauer But Leibnitz made his discovery public, neglecting to give Newton any credit whatever; and so it happened that various patriotic Englishmen raised the cry of plagiarism. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859 The French court was justly offended at this atrocious deed; yet it met with vindicators, among whom was Leibnitz, whose name was disgraced by the cause which he attempted to justify. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 341, November 15, 1828 Pascal, in 1642, made a calculating machine, which was improved by Leibnitz. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook The reply of Leibnitz to Bayle is clearly open to the same objection. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Leibnitz and Buffon believed the earth to have been liquefied by fire; in fact, that it is an extinguished sun or vitrified globe, whose surface has been operated upon by a deluge. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 354, January 31, 1829 Leibnitz used every means in his power to engage these worthy adversaries in a contest concerning his Calculus, but unfortunately failed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859 Thus it becomes clear how Leibnitz in the ratio sufficiens has final causes chiefly in mind. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time According to Leibnitz, as nearly as he seems willing to be understood, the monad has body without bulk, and mind without manifestation—Leibnitz knows him by the innate power of considering. The Devil's Dictionary The sentiment of Leibnitz seems to rest upon a more solid foundation. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory If Shakespear, or for that matter, Newton and Leibnitz, are allowed to find their readers and students they will find them. Treatise on Parents and Children And yet we have never heard that Kepler, or, in fact, Leibnitz himself, felt aggrieved by such a course. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859 The alterations which he made in the doctrines of Leibnitz are far from being improvements, and the parts which he rejected are just the most characteristic and thoughtful of all. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time Mounts Doerful and Leibnitz formed two separate groups very near the south pole. From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon This distinguished philosopher himself maintains, as well as Leibnitz, that the intellectual world could not have been made better than it is, even by a being of infinite power and goodness. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory At present it is assumed that the schoolmaster has a right to force every child into an attempt to become Porson and Bentley, Leibnitz and Newton, all rolled into one. Treatise on Parents and Children A niece of the celebrated Leibnitz immediately fell dead on seeing a casket of gold left to her by her deceased uncle. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine By the law of the conservation of force, Leibnitz corrects the Cartesian doctrine of the conservation of motion, and approaches the point of view of the present day. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time These mountains of Doerful and Leibnitz rose in the midst of plains of a medium extent, which were bounded by an indefinite succession of circles and annular ramparts. From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon We have, in a former chapter, considered the system of Leibnitz; but we have not denied its fundamental principle, which is so well expressed in the above language of Mr. Stewart. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory In Germany even Leibnitz attacked the Newtonian theory of gravitation on theological grounds, though he found some little consolation in thinking that it might be used to support the Lutheran doctrine of consubstantiation. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Sir W. Hamilton observed that Grotius, Pascal, Leibnitz, and Euler were not less celebrated for their intelligence than for their memory. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine In such a combination of productive genius and wealth of knowledge Aristotle and Leibnitz are unapproached. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time Such potent geniuses as a Galileo, a Newton, and a Leibnitz never supposed for an instant that the truth of such dogmas could be called in question. The Crowd; study of the popular mind If Leibnitz did not detect this false principle, and thereby overthrow the theory of Bayle, it was because he held this principle in common with him. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory But the efficiency of Leibnitz did not end with mere suggestions. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom The advice of Wolff and Leibnitz was sought, and several learned foreigners were invited to become members. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 This law is the special expression of a more general one, the principle of sufficient reason, which Leibnitz added, as of equal authority, to the Aristotelian laws of thought. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time Leibnitz praying is grand, Voltaire adoring is fine. Les Misérables To this argument of Leibnitz we may then well apply his own remarks upon another celebrated philosopher. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory For the third quotation, Leibnitz, Opera, Geneva, 1768, vi, part ii, p. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Prejudiced, no doubt, in favor of his own metaphysical views, Leibnitz himself misapprehended the principles of the Newtonian philosophy, and endeavored to demonstrate the truths in the Principia by the application of different principles. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 While Locke decides for the second half of the proposition, Leibnitz defends the first by a delicate application of the concept of unconscious representation and of implicit knowledge, which his predecessor rejects out of hand. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time See also the vision at the end of the Theodicée of Leibnitz. Poetical Works of Akenside Leibnitz has, then, according to his own canons of criticism, merely cut the Gordian knot of atheism, which he should have unravelled. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory For the first two citations from Leibnitz, as well as for a statement of his importance in the history of languages, see Max Muller, as above, pp. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom To mention only the greatest; the following are among the chiefs who helped to transform the mental fabric of Europe in the age of Louis XIV: Descartes, Newton, Leibnitz, Locke, Boyle. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 The marriage of the Princess Sophie Charlotte with Frederick of Brandenburg, the first king of Prussia, brought Leibnitz into close relations with Berlin. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time The Academy of Sciences of Paris made him an associate member, as it had Newton and Leibnitz. From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin We do not know what reply Leibnitz would have made to such an objection; but we should be at no loss for an answer, were it urged against the fundamental principle of the preceding discourse. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory The first leader who threw the weight of his knowledge, thought, and authority against it was Leibnitz. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Publication by Leibnitz of his invention of the differential calculus. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 Representation has in Leibnitz a wider meaning than that usually associated with the word. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time The account is given by the celebrated Leibnitz, who communicated it to the Royal Academy of France. The Dog This sentiment is repeatedly set forth in the Essais de Théodicée of Leibnitz; and it is also repeatedly avowed by Edwards. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory But the period which intervened between Leibnitz and this modern development was a period of philological chaos. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom We might also cite Leibnitz to the effect that men differ from animals in being capable of the formation of necessary judgments, and hence capable of demonstrative sciences. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 The metaphysics of Leibnitz begins with the concept of representation and ends with the harmony of the universe. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time According to Leibnitz, everything that exists is replete with life, full of vital activity, if not an actual mass of living individualities. Life: Its True Genesis The same definition has been adopted by Leibnitz, by Collins, by Gravezende, by Edwards, by Bonnet, and by all later necessitarians.” A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory With far greater philosophical vigour, Leibnitz in Germany opened the door to that crowd of psychic facts which Cartesian intellectualism had rejected with horror. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic He had commenced with the theological philosophy in use in his country, that of Wolf, which on broad lines was that of Leibnitz. Initiation into Philosophy The principle of sufficient reason holds for efficient as well as for final causes, and between the two realms there is, according to Leibnitz, the most complete correspondence. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time Johnson observed, that Leibnitz had made some progress in a work, tracing all languages up to the Hebrew. Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 Not so, says Leibnitz: “there are some disorders in the parts, which marvellously heighten the beauty of the whole; as certain discords, skilfully employed, render the harmony more exquisite.” A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory He obtained from Leibnitz his conception of the poetic as consisting of the confused, but German critics are wrong in believing that he attributed to it a positive, not a negative quality. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic MALEBRANCHE.—A separate niche must be made for the Cartesians, almost as great as Descartes, who filled the seventeenth century with their renown,—the Frenchman Malebranche, the Dutchman Spinoza, and the German Leibnitz. Initiation into Philosophy To the tendencies thus manifested toward a just estimation and peaceful reconciliation of opposing standpoints, Leibnitz remained true in all the fields to which he devoted his activity. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time I told him that you had once been much intent upon Wilkins and Leibnitz's scheme of a universal language, and that I believed this had led you to the art of deciphering. Tales and Novels — Volume 07 In the significant language of Leibnitz, it is not the freedom of the mind; it is merely “elbow-room.” A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory This giant's step he did not take: he failed to banish the contradictions of Leibnitz and of the other intellectualists. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic LEIBNITZ.—Leibnitz possessed a universal mind, being historian, naturalist, politician, diplomatist, scholar, theologian, mathematician; here we will regard him only as philosopher. 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