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::I've seen it only very rarely. I don't recall seeing it in serious philosophy books, which virtually always use "Leibniz." I had a graduate course about Leibniz, FWIW. --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 14:34, 2 July 2008 (CDT) | ::I've seen it only very rarely. I don't recall seeing it in serious philosophy books, which virtually always use "Leibniz." I had a graduate course about Leibniz, FWIW. --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 14:34, 2 July 2008 (CDT) | ||
:::He is generally spelled without a t in both Latin and German sources. Funnily, in [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k625780 his PhD thesis] (written in | :::He is generally spelled without a t in both Latin and German sources. Funnily, in [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k625780 his PhD thesis] (written in Latin), he is spelled Leibnüz. -- [[User:Daniel Mietchen|Daniel Mietchen]] 14:53, 2 July 2008 (CDT) | ||
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Leibniz or Leibnitz?
I wrote Leibniz and some other Citizen changed that to Leibnitz, which I accepted. With the chance of starting a war I bring up the question: Leibniz or Leibnitz? --Paul Wormer 09:08, 2 July 2008 (CDT) PS See Talk:Isaac Newton
- I have never seen it written "Leibnitz" in any philosophy book I've read. --Tom Morris 09:12, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
- I've seen it only very rarely. I don't recall seeing it in serious philosophy books, which virtually always use "Leibniz." I had a graduate course about Leibniz, FWIW. --Larry Sanger 14:34, 2 July 2008 (CDT)
- He is generally spelled without a t in both Latin and German sources. Funnily, in his PhD thesis (written in Latin), he is spelled Leibnüz. -- Daniel Mietchen 14:53, 2 July 2008 (CDT)