... the shift from Eugenio's main student interest in science in favor of theoretical philosophy, on one hand, and his post-graduation "German period," on the other (along with the visible maturation of his politica! awareness), in the end led Colorni to pursue in depth the study of Leibniz's originai texts. lt is therefore possible that his postgraduate thesis, The Youthful Philosophy of Leibniz (1933), contained some foretaste of what would later become a key feature of Colorni's Leibniz studies-"translating" Leibniz's work into modern terms, so as to make it accessible to contemporary philosophers.

Edited and introduction by Luca Meldolesi Translated by Michael Gilmartin