This volume is a critical edition of the eight-year correspondence (1698-1706) between Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Burcher de Volder, professor of philosophy and mathematics at Leiden University. Containing the surviving correspondence between Leibniz and De Volder, the volume also presents a gene[...]

Two of Leibniz's most studied and often quoted works appear in this volume. Published in 1686, the "Discourse on Metaphysics consists of the philosopher's explanation of individual perception as an expression of the rest of the universe from a unique perspective. The whole world--the best of all pos[...]

Leibniz?s political and ethical writing long has been neglected, and with this new edition Professor Riley makes available the most representative pieces from Leibniz?s political theory. This new edition, specially prepared for this series, is the first to make a considerable number of Leibniz?s wri[...]

Discourse on Metaphysics and Other Essays contains complete translations of the two essays that constitute the best introduction to Leibniz's complete thought: 'Discourse on Metaphysics', a short course in his metaphysics, written in 1686 at the time his mature thought was just crystalising and 'Mon[...]