Blandior orthodoxia, ou: Existe-t-il un leibnizianisme orthodoxe au XVIIIe siècle?

This paper aims at posing the question whether one or more "orthodox" Leibnizianisms can be instantiated in the century that followed the German philosopher's death. A distinction is proposed between orthodoxy as the strictly correct doctrine, which intends to be "faithful," and a weaker and blander orthodoxy, blandior orthodoxia, which, so to speak, intends to be "respectful." The meaning of the term "Leibnizianism" in the 18th century, as well as different categories of possible "disciples," are analyzed. The question can be distributed onto different axes, such as geographic distribution, generations (e.g., those who had personally known Leibniz), which themes may characterize a "Leibnizian" position, and so on. Some isolated examples of various forms of such blander orthodoxy are finally discussed.