Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz(Q9047) is a mathematician and philosopher, who has been credited in the invention of Calculus and Monadology.

Famous Quote

Sans les math´ematiques on ne p´en`etre point au fond de la philosophie.
Sans la philosophie on ne p´en`etre point au fond des math´ematiques.
Sans les deux on ne p´en`etre au fond de rien.
Without mathematics we cannot penetrate deeply into philosophy.
Without philosophy we cannot penetrate deeply into mathematics.
Without both we cannot penetrate deeply into anything.   
- Excerpts of this translation come from Meta Math![1] by Gregory Chaitin

This recursive reference shows a form of unity that is composed of mathematics and philosophy, which resembles the idea of Monadology, coin-phrased by Leibniz.


References

  1. Chaitin, Gregory (November 14, 2006). Meta Math! The Quest for Omega (PDF). local page: Vintage. p. 240. ISBN 978-1400077977.  , Page 1, Quotes by Leibniz/Galileo

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