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Ideas for 'works', 'Monadology' and 'The Coherence Theory of Truth'

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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature

4347	When man wills the natural, it is no longer natural [Hegel]
	Full Idea: When man wills the natural, it is no longer natural.
	From: Georg W.F.Hegel (works [1812]), quoted by Rosalind Hursthouse - On Virtue Ethics Ch.4
	A reaction: Sounds good, though I'm not sure what it means. The application of the word 'natural' seems a bit arbitrary to me. No objective joint exists between the natural and unnatural. The default position has to be that everything is natural.

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / f. Ancient elements

12707	The true elements are atomic monads [Leibniz]
	Full Idea: Monads are the true atoms of nature and, in brief, the elements of things.
	From: Gottfried Leibniz (Monadology [1716], (opening)), quoted by Daniel Garber - Leibniz:Body,Substance,Monad 2
	A reaction: Thus in one sentence Leibniz gives us a theory of natural elements, and an account of atoms. This kind of speculation got metaphysics a bad name when science unravelled a more accurate picture. The bones must be picked out of Leibniz.