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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

19393	What is not active is nothing [Leibniz]
	Full Idea: We can now show from the inner truths of metaphysics that what is not active is nothing.
	From: Gottfried Leibniz (True Method in Philosophy and Theology [1686], p.64)
	A reaction: This is Leibniz's rebellion against the Cartesian idea that all that matters for natural existence is spatial extension. I agree (tentatively) with Leibniz's vision of nature here. Modern physics reveals a seething turmoil beneath the placid exterior.