| 2009 | Leibniz:Body,Substance,Monad |
| 1 | p.26 | 12695 | Epicurean atomists say body is sensible, to distinguish it from space. |
| Full Idea: The Epicurean atomists also defined body in terms of the property of being sensible, in order to distinguish it from empty space, which is not sensible. | |||
| From: Daniel Garber (Leibniz:Body,Substance,Monad [2009], 1) | |||
| A reaction: This is a very illuminating bit of background, for those of us who have the knee-jerk reaction that monadology is barking mad. |
| 2 | p.81 | 12705 | Epicurean atoms are distinguished by their extreme hardness |
| Full Idea: In Epicurean atomism (of Cordemoy, for example) there is a world of basic things distinguished by virtue of their extreme hardness. | |||
| From: Daniel Garber (Leibniz:Body,Substance,Monad [2009], 2) | |||
| A reaction: Garber says that Leibniz espouses 'substantial atomism', which is different from this. Leibniz's atoms have active power, where these atoms just embody total resistance. |