Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: rationalist metaphysics and correspondence (1676–1716)

1. Leibniz settles into Hanover court service

   Dec 1, 1676Labels: Hanover court, Duke Johann

   • Leibniz Univ
   • Galileo Proj

2. Leibniz promoted to Privy Counselor of Justice

   Jan 1, 1677Labels: Privy Counselor, Brunswick-L neburg

   • Leibniz Univ
   • SEP Leibniz

3. Epistemology essay published in Acta Eruditorum

   Nov 1, 1684Labels: Acta Eruditorum, Meditations on

   • Wikisource
   • SEP Leibniz

4. Commission to write House of Brunswick history

   Jan 1, 1685Labels: House of, Welf dynasty

   • Galileo Proj
   • Leibniz Univ

5. Leibniz composes the Discourse on Metaphysics

   Jan 1, 1686Labels: Discourse on, Leibniz

   • Philopedia
   • Cambridge

6. Leibniz begins Arnauld correspondence on metaphysics

   Feb 1, 1686Labels: Antoine Arnauld, Arnauld correspondence

   • OUP Arnauld
   • SEP Leibniz

7. New System outlines substances and pre-established harmony

   Jan 1, 1695Labels: New System, pre-established harmony

   • SEP Leibniz
   • Britannica

8. New Essays drafted as reply to Locke’s empiricism

   Jan 1, 1704Labels: New Essays, John Locke

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

9. Theodicy published, defending reason and divine justice

   Jan 1, 1710Labels: Theodicy, Leibniz

   • Philopedia
   • SEP Evil

10. Principles of Nature and Grace and Monadology written

    Jan 1, 1714Labels: Monadology, Principles of

    • Philopedia
    • SEP Leibniz

11. Leibniz–Clarke correspondence debates space, time, and God

    Jan 1, 1715Labels: Clarke correspondence, Samuel Clarke

    • OUP Vailati
    • Newton Proj

12. Leibniz dies in Hanover, leaving a major rationalist legacy

    Nov 14, 1716Labels: Hanover, Leibniz death

    • Leibniz Univ
    • SEP Leibniz