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Class Series #4 -- Leibniz The Language of Change

Class Series #4 -- Leibniz The Language of Change

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's language of causes re…

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August 11, 20252h 7m

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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's language of causes revolutionized science. We will explore how his concept of final cause, of universal intention, carried over into his mathematical work and his development of the science of a new type of quantity — the infinitesimal, which embodies, in a moment, an ongoing change.