Abstract

Leibniz is a major figure in western philosophy and, with Descartes and Spinoza, one of the most influential philosophers of the Rationalist School. The _Monadology_ is his most famous work and one of the most important works of modern philosophy. _Leibniz and the Monadology_ introduces and assesses: *Leibniz's life and the background to the _Monadology_ *the ideas and text of the _Monadology_*Leibniz's continuing importance to philosophy Leibniz and the Monadology is ideal for anyone coming to Leibniz for the first time. It also includes the text of the _Monadology_, specially translated for this _GuideBook_ by Anthony Savile