Leibniz and His Approach to God

Waldo Otis
Nov 5, 2019 · 11 min read

We know that Kurt Gödel (1906–1978)worked intensively with Leibniz(1646–1716) towards the end of his life. Gödel’s obsession with Leibniz had reached such a degree that, according to Gödel, when some people had destroyed some of Leibniz’s writings, and Menger asked Gödel, “Who could have an interest in destroying Leibniz’s writings?”, Gödel would say “Naturally, those people who do not want men to become more intelligent!” (Menger…

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