Leibniz in his world: the making of a savant (Record no. 61732)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780691260747 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 193.1 BOR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Borowski, Audrey |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Leibniz in his world: the making of a savant |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Princeton: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Princeton University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2024. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiii, 299p.: |
| Other physical details | hbk.: |
| Dimensions | 24. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes Bibliographical References and Index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Described by Voltaire as “perhaps a man of the most universal learning in Europe,” Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) is often portrayed as a rationalist and philosopher who was wholly detached from the worldly concerns of his fellow men. Leibniz in His World provides a groundbreaking reassessment of Leibniz, telling the story of his trials and tribulations as an aspiring scientist and courtier navigating the learned and courtly circles of early modern Europe and the Republic of Letters.<br/><br/>Drawing on extensive correspondence by Leibniz and many leading figures of the age, Audrey Borowski paints a nuanced portrait of Leibniz in the 1670s, during his “Paris sojourn” as a young diplomat and in Germany at the court of Duke Johann Friedrich of Hanover. She challenges the image of Leibniz as an isolated genius, revealing instead a man of multiple identities whose thought was shaped by a deep engagement with the social and intellectual milieus of his time. Borowski shows us Leibniz as he was known to his contemporaries, enabling us to rediscover him as an enigmatic young man who was complex and all too human.<br/><br/>An exhilarating work of scholarship, Leibniz in His World demonstrates how this uncommon intellect, torn between his ideals and the necessity to work for absolutist states, struggled to make a name for himself during his formative years.<br/><br/><br/><br/>https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691260747/leibniz-in-his-world?srsltid=AfmBOopPD0jbFfM2ndXwwhhMvOkXvkQI7dCISYnHIYTk8R2mWpMGopne |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Philosophy |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Modern Western Philosophy |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Germany |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Enlightenment Polymath |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Biography |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) |
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| Item type | Books |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General | IIT Gandhinagar | IIT Gandhinagar | 20/02/2025 | Books India | 3041.15 | 1 | 193.1 BOR | 035168 | 05/12/2025 | 15/05/2025 | 1 | 3041.15 | Books |
