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