Ideas from 'Leibniz:Body,Substance,Monad' by Daniel Garber [2009], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Leibniz: Body, Substance, Monad' by Garber,Daniel [OUP 2009,978-0-19-956664-8]].

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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads
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.
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / g. Atomism
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.