Author: arewhanarikiarewhanariki Date: Jun 24, 2007 23:58
Sir Frederick wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:32:32 -0700, arewhanariki gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Would anyone care to discuss Leibniz as a philosopher? He was the father
>> of calculus as you all know.
>> arewhanariki
> I really enjoyed calculus and differential equations in
> college (BSEE). Seemed a form of applied magic. I guess
> without the derivations, it was magic. Didn't use it much
> in practice, but the understanding gave confidence.
>
> We need a few more like Leibniz, today. The idea of
> knowledge flowing from the putative Gods is personified.
BSEE? I am reading the Wikipedia article about Leibniz. Its absolutely
delightful. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Leibniz I am so
pleased to have discovered him. I think I am in love. What is ironic is
that another man I am in love with, Father Justin Popovitch, polemized
against him! Imagine that!
There is one google group devoted to Leibniz with two members and there
are 53 Yahoo groups that mention Leibniz. The majority of them are not ...
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