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The organisational activity of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz fits squarely with the transformations in science and research that took place in the seventeenth-century Europe with the inspiration of the model presented by Francis Bacon in <italic>New Atlantis</italic> (Bacon 1626). This paper is an attempt to assess Leibniz’s efforts aimed at building a new enlightened society within the structures of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. The philosopher’s reformatory projects also had an internationalist dimension for Leibniz saw science as an area free of any political or societal boundaries. Leibniz’s activity in this field should be analysed not only in the context of social and civilisational changes taking place in Europe in the late seventeenth and the early eighteenth century but also take into account a wide spectrum of the philosopher’s research activities and his numerous contributions to diverse fields of knowledge, the value and significance of which could only be appreciated by later generations.
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The organisational activity of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz fits squarely with the transformations in science and research that took place in the seventeenth-century Europe with the inspiration of the model presented by Francis Bacon in New Atlantis (Bacon 1626). This paper is an attempt to assess Leibniz’s efforts aimed at building a new enlightened society within the structures of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. The philosopher’s reformatory projects also had an internationalist dimension for Leibniz saw science as an area free of any political or societal boundaries. Leibniz’s activity in this field should be analysed not only in the context of social and civilisational changes taking place in Europe in the late seventeenth and the early eighteenth century but also take into account a wide spectrum of the philosopher’s research activities and his numerous contributions to diverse fields of knowledge, the value and significance of which could only be appreciated by later generations.

Leibniz and the Organisation of Scholarly Life in the Late 17th and the Early 18th-Century Germany

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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Leibniz and the Organisation of Scholarly Life in the Late 17 and the Early 18-Century Germany

The organisational activity of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz fits squarely with the transformations in science and research that took place in the...

Leibniz and the Organisation of Scholarly Life in the Late 17^th and the Early 18^th-Century Germany

Published Online: Dec 30, 2022

Page range: 5 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2022-0001

Keywords
G. W. Leibniz, enlightened society, new science, scientific societies in 17th and 18th century

© 2022 Halina Święczkowska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Leibniz and the Organisation of Scholarly Life in the Late 17th and the Early 18th-Century Germany

Published Online: Dec 30, 2022

Page range: 5 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2022-0001

KeywordsG. W. Leibniz, enlightened society, new science, scientific societies in 17th and 18th century

© 2022 Halina Święczkowska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Leibniz and the Organisation of Scholarly Life in the Late 17^th and the Early 18^th-Century Germany

Keywords
G. W. Leibniz, enlightened society, new science, scientific societies in 17th and 18th century