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Single Idea 13181

[catalogued under 27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / b. Relative time]

Full Idea

Time is the order of inconsistent possibilities.

Gist of Idea

Time is the order of inconsistent possibilities

Source

Gottfried Leibniz (Letters to Burcher De Volder [1706], 1703.06.20)

Book Reference

Leibniz,Gottfried: 'Philosophical Essays', ed/tr. Arlew,R /Garber,D [Hackett 1989], p.178


A Reaction

Cf. Idea 13180. This sounds wonderfully bold and interesting, but I can't make much sense of it. One might say it is 'an' order for such things, but 'the' order is weird.

Related Idea

Idea 13180 Space is the order of coexisting possibles [Leibniz]