Ideas from 'De Mundo Praesenti' by Gottfried Leibniz [1686], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Leibniz Akademie Edition' by Leibniz,Gottfried (ed/tr [Berlin Akademie]) [Berline Akademie 1999,]].
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 4. Powers as Essence
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The substantial form is the principle of action or the primitive force of acting
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 1. Essences of Objects
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A true being must (unlike a chain) have united parts, with a substantial form as its subject
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