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Is Leibniz worth reading?I have finished reading Descartes and Spinoza
If so,where do i start?

>> No.13399341

>>13399318
Read Locke, and then read New Essays on Huma n Understanding. Monadology for a succint overview of his later philosphophy of substances.

>> No.13399428

>>13399318
yes. read monadology and theodicy

>> No.13400052

>>13399318
>>13399341
>>13399428
This. You should also get your hands on Hackett's compilation of his philosophical essays and correspondences (it includes Monadology and Theodicy, but you'll need a to purchase the New Essays on Human Understanding separately. Some of his most interesting ideas and contributions are dispersed in his correspondences. You simply cannot claim to understand rationalist modern philosophy without having read Leibniz, and Malebranche for that matter. So go on, anon, complete the trinity of 17th century rationalist philosophy.

>> No.13400058

>>13400052
My leibniz fan friend recommends Wiener's collection of excerpts strongly

>> No.13400165

>>13400058
They are difficult to compare, because they don't cover the same works. I would say Hackett's compilation is of better value for the price you pay for it as it includes far more in its selection than Weiner's selection.
For a comparison, see:

Hackett:
https://www.hackettpublishing.com/philosophical-essays

Wiener:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34924746?q&versionId=43337632

>> No.13400225

Good stuff anons,thank you.I'll try to order some of these books and read the shorter works from pdfs

>> No.13400550

Is the Deleuze book on Leibniz (The Fold) any good?

>> No.13401164

>>13399318
Just learn Calculus.