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Full Idea
Leibnizian monads clearly satisfy Kant's definition of noumena.
Gist of Idea
Leibnizian monads qualify as Kantian noumena
Source
Sebastian Gardner (Kant and the Critique of Pure Reason [1999], 06 'Noumena')
Book Ref
Gardner,Sebastian: 'Kant and the Critique of Pure Reason' [Routledge 1999], p.201
A Reaction
This needs qualifying, because Leibniz clearly specifies the main attributes of monads, where Kant is adamant that we can saying virtually nothing about noumena.
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