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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence
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Nothing could come out of nothing, and existence could never completely cease [Empedocles]
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7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 1. Nature of Change
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Empedocles says things are at rest, unless love unites them, or hatred splits them [Empedocles, by Aristotle]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads
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The monad idea incomprehensibly spiritualises matter, instead of materialising soul [La Mettrie on Leibniz]
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He replaced Aristotelian continuants with monads [Leibniz, by Wiggins]
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Is a drop of urine really an infinity of thinking monads? [Voltaire on Leibniz]
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It is unclear in 'Monadology' how extended bodies relate to mind-like monads. [Garber on Leibniz]
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Changes in a monad come from an internal principle, and the diversity within its substance [Leibniz]
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A 'monad' has basic perception and appetite; a 'soul' has distinct perception and memory [Leibniz]
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