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27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / c. Forces

12924	Motion alone is relative, but force is real, and establishes its subject [Leibniz]
	Full Idea: Motion in itself separated from force is merely relative, and one cannot establish its subject. But force is something real and absolute.
	From: Gottfried Leibniz (Letters to Antoine Arnauld [1686], 1688.01.4/14)
	A reaction: The striking phrase here is that force enables us to 'establish its subject'. That is, force is at the heart of reality, and hence, through causal relations, individuates objects. That's how I read it.