Single Idea 13105

[catalogued under 9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / d. Individuation by haecceity]

Full Idea

Leibniz takes the laws-of-the-series to play a haecceitistic role.

Gist of Idea

The laws-of-the-series plays a haecceitist role

Source

report of Gottfried Leibniz (works [1690]) by Cover,J/O'Leary-Hawthorne,J - Substance and Individuation in Leibniz 7.5

Book Reference

Cover,J/O'Leary-Hawthorne,J: 'Substance and Individuation in Leibniz' [CUP 1999], p.286


A Reaction

Idea 13092 for law-in-the-series. He thinks that a law-in-a-series is unique to a substance, and so can individuate it. That is a pretty good proposal, if anything is going to do the job. Perhaps I do believe in haecceities, as unique bundles of powers?

Related Ideas

Idea 13092 The essence of substance is the law of its changes, as in the series of numbers [Leibniz]

Idea 13085 Leibniz is some form of haecceitist [Leibniz, by Cover/O'Leary-Hawthorne]