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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The Monadology 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf metaphysical work
philosophical treatise
author Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
century 18th century
circulation initially circulated in manuscript form
claims God coordinates all monads through pre-established harmony
God as Necessary Existent
surface form: 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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Monadology
hasForm short aphoristic propositions
hasKeyConcept best of all possible worlds
hierarchy of monads
windowless monads
influenced Christian Wolff
German idealism
surface form: German Idealism

Immanuel Kant
process philosophy
introducesDoctrine pre-established harmony
language French
mainSubject God
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
Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal
surface form: Théodicée
title La Monadologie self-link

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Monadology originalTitle La Monadologie
La Monadologie title La Monadologie self-link
La Monadologie originalTitle La Monadologie self-link
La Monadologie hasEnglishTitle La Monadologie self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Monadology