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  • The Philosophy of Monads: From Leibniz to Lambda Calculus

    The Philosophy of Monads: From Leibniz to Lambda Calculus

    “The present is big with the future…” Gottfried Leibniz – Principes de la nature et de la grâce This was written by the philosopher and polymath Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in the 17th century. While he was not directly pondering the future of computing, his conceptual groundwork certainly appears prophetic when we consider the notion of “monads” in…