Annotated Bibliography
Burnham, Douglas. "Gottfried Leibniz: Metaphysics." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Accessed April 25, 2018. http://www.iep.utm.edu/leib-met/.
This peer reviewed web source provides a great summation of the life and works of Leibniz. Significantly, Burnham also describes Leibniz specific use of the Aristotelian/Medieval idea of entelechy: the becoming actual or achievement of a potential. Moreover, he explains how Leibniz indicated that change in a monad is the intelligible, constantly, and continuously unfolding being of a thing, from itself, to itself. Leibniz’s use of the term “intelligible” meant according to sufficient reason, not random or chaotic, and acting as if designed or purposed.
Fincham, Richard Mark. "Reconciling Leibnizian Monadology and Kantian Criticism."
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He acknowledges that Leibniz understood the world as if designed by God, the perfect engineer or architect. Moreover, Leibniz understood the world as if ordered and guided by God, the supreme monarch, who is concerned solely with the happiness of his subjects.
Mare, Marin Lucio. "Leibniz's More Fundamental Ontology: from Overshadowed Individuals to Metaphysical Atoms." (n.d.): Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations, EBSCOhost
In this dissertation, author Marin Mare attempts to illuminate underrepresented views on individuals and atoms throughout Leibniz’s works and, as a result, provide a more adequate understanding of his philosophy. Mare makes the case that Leibniz’s philosophy concerning substance, individuation and, implicitly, atoms actually remained consistent throughout his life.
Ultimately, this work exemplifies Leibniz’s arguments against atomism, arguing that he rejected physical atomism, suggesting that it was a consistent point of his philosophy.
Nicholas Rescher. G.W. Leibnizs Monadology: An Edition for Students. University of Pittsburgh Press,