Essays on Theodicy

OF MR. LEIBNIZ.

had applied Algebra to other Sciences, and attempted to subject Reasoning to Calculation, and to demonstrate the principles of Morality according to the method of Geometers original: "maniere de proceder des Géometres"; this refers to the "more geometrico," or the attempt to apply mathematical certainty to ethics and logic, a method Leibniz would later refine.. This is an undertaking that is usually dangerous when one wishes to push it too far, but it has this in common with the Philosopher's Stone A legendary substance in alchemy capable of turning base metals into gold; used here as a metaphor for an ambitious but elusive quest.: if the efforts made to succeed do not always yield the promised success, one is sometimes compensated for one's trouble by the discovery of beautiful secrets that one was not seeking. Finally, the Protestant Countries of Germany owe, in part, the Reformation of their Calendar to the activity of Weigelius Erhard Weigel (1625–1699). His writings and his personal exhortations had made a great impression on the minds of the Princes upon whom this matter depended, which, after his death, was successfully concluded in 1702.

Character of Bosius, another Professor at Jena.

The talents of Bosius Johann Andreas Bose (1626–1674), a noted historian and philologist. were different, but they were of no less utility for the education of Youth. A profound erudition in Sacred and Profane Antiquity The study of both Biblical/Church history and classical Greek and Roman history., a natural taste for sound Criticism, and a great knowledge of Authors from all ages and all nations distinguished him even less than the solidity of his mind. He even wrote much better than most of the Scholars of his country. However significant the Works he gave to the public may be—both for the interesting subjects they cover and for the manner in which he executed them—one can