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Single Idea 2119
[filed under theme 16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / a. Determinism
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Full Idea
People try to safeguard God's freedom, as though it were not freedom of the highest sort to act in perfection following sovereign reason.
Gist of Idea
People argue for God's free will, but it isn't needed if God acts in perfection following supreme reason
Source
Gottfried Leibniz (Discourse on Metaphysics [1686], §03)
Book Ref
Leibniz,Gottfried: 'Philosophical Essays', ed/tr. Arlew,R /Garber,D [Hackett 1989], p.37
The
13 ideas
from 'Discourse on Metaphysics'
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Substances mirror God or the universe, each from its own viewpoint
[Leibniz]
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2119
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People argue for God's free will, but it isn't needed if God acts in perfection following supreme reason
[Leibniz]
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5023
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Future contingent events are certain, because God foresees them, but that doesn't make them necessary
[Leibniz]
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12711
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The immediate cause of movements is more real [than geometry]
[Leibniz]
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5024
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Knowledge doesn't just come from the senses; we know the self, substance, identity, being etc.
[Leibniz]
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5025
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Mind and body can't influence one another, but God wouldn't intervene in the daily routine
[Leibniz]
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5026
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Animals lack morality because they lack self-reflection
[Leibniz]
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5027
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If a person's memories became totally those of the King of China, he would be the King of China
[Leibniz]
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13088
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Subjects include predicates, so full understanding of subjects reveals all the predicates
[Leibniz]
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13085
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Leibniz is some form of haecceitist
[Leibniz, by Cover/O'Leary-Hawthorne]
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19349
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The complete notion of a substance implies all of its predicates or attributes
[Leibniz]
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16761
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Forms are of no value in physics, but are indispensable in metaphysics
[Leibniz]
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19342
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Reason avoids multiplying hypotheses or principles
[Leibniz]
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