The Leibniz-Clarke Correspondence Together Wiith Extracts from Newton’s Principia and Opticks – Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibniz Actieprijs

In 1715 Leibniz wrote to his friend the Princess of Wales to warn her of the dangers Newton’s philosophy posed for natural religion. Seizing this chance of initiating an exchange between two of the greatest minds in Europe, the princess showed his letter to the eminent Newtonian scientist and natural theologian, Samuel Clarke. From his reply developed an exchange of papers which was published in 1717. The correspondence was immediately seen as a crucial discussion of the significance of the new science, and…