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[from 'works' by Gottfried Leibniz, in 26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws ]

Full Idea

Leibniz seeks the big picture: the nature of body as a grounding for an account of motion and its laws.

Gist of Idea

Leibniz wanted to explain motion and its laws by the nature of body

Source

report of Gottfried Leibniz (works [1690]) by Daniel Garber - Leibniz:Body,Substance,Monad 4

Book Reference

Garber,Daniel: 'Leibniz: Body, Substance, Monad' [OUP 2009], p.179


A Reaction

Garber is contrasting this with Newton's approaches, who just pleads ignorance of the bigger picture. Essentialists must beware of inventing a bigger picture simply because they desperately want a bigger picture.