Single Idea 19385

[catalogued under 7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads]

Full Idea

All simple substances will always have a harmony among themselves, because they always represent the same universe.

Gist of Idea

All simply substances are in harmony, because they all represent the one universe

Source

Gottfried Leibniz (Letters to Samuel Clarke [1716], V §91), quoted by Richard T.W. Arthur - Leibniz

Book Reference

Arthur, Richard T.W.: 'Leibniz' [Polity 2014], p.162


A Reaction

We can accept that the universe itself does not contain contradictions (how could it), but it is a leap of faith to say that all monads represent the universe well enough to avoid contradictions. Maps can contradict one another.