Full Idea
Equality may be considered as an infinitely small inequality, and we may make inequality approach equality as much as we wish.
Gist of Idea
Inequality can be brought infinitely close to equality
Source
Gottfried Leibniz (A General Principle to Explain Laws of Nature [1687], p.67)
Book Reference
Leibniz,Gottfried: 'Leibniz Selections', ed/tr. Wiener,Philip P. [Scribners 1951], p.67
A Reaction
An interesting response to David Lewis's brusque dismissal of the problem of identity, as all-or-nothing...end of story.
Related Idea
Idea 15968 Identity is simple - absolutely everything is self-identical, and nothing is identical to another thing [Lewis]