This course will introduce students to central themes in the philosophy of Leibniz, with a special emphasis on the intimate relations between his metaphysics and his ethics. Students will become acquainted with a variety of themes in Leibniz’s thinking, with a focus on issues such as, for example, human freedom, the problem of error and evil, the principle of expression, self-other relations, altruism vs. egoism, empathy, the role of emotions in morality, and the relation of justice to love.