La Monadologie
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La Monadologie is a 1714 philosophical treatise by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that outlines his metaphysical system of simple substances called monads.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| La Monadologie canonical | 3 |
| The Monadology | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
metaphysical work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| author | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ |
| century | 18th century ⓘ |
| circulation | initially circulated in manuscript form ⓘ |
| claims |
God coordinates all monads through pre-established harmony
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God as Necessary Existent ⓘ
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God is the necessary being and the source of all contingent beings
bodies correspond to aggregates of monads ⓘ change in monads is internal and based on appetition ⓘ each monad reflects the entire universe from its point of view ⓘ monads are indivisible ⓘ monads do not interact causally ⓘ souls are monads with distinct perception and memory ⓘ space and time are orders of coexistence and succession, not absolute entities ⓘ there are different degrees of perception among monads ⓘ there are no purely material substances ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Hanover ⓘ |
| definesMonadsAs | simple substances without parts ⓘ |
| describesConcept | monad ⓘ |
| genre | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
La Monadologie
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surface form:
The Monadology
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| hasForm | short aphoristic propositions ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
best of all possible worlds
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hierarchy of monads ⓘ windowless monads ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian Wolff
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German idealism ⓘ
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German Idealism
Immanuel Kant ⓘ process philosophy ⓘ |
| introducesDoctrine | pre-established harmony ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
God
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cosmology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ mind–body problem ⓘ monads ⓘ pre-established harmony ⓘ soul ⓘ substance ⓘ |
| numberOfSections | 90 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Monadologie self-link ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchoolOfAuthor | Leibnizian rationalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Rationalism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1714 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Nouveaux essais sur l’entendement humain
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Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal ⓘ
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Théodicée
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| title | La Monadologie self-link ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Monadology