Full Idea
The passions of monads reside in their confused perceptions.
Gist of Idea
Passions reside in confused perceptions
Source
Gottfried Leibniz (Letters to Remond de Montmort [1715], 1715)
Book Reference
Leibniz,Gottfried: 'Leibniz Selections', ed/tr. Wiener,Philip P. [Scribners 1951], p.189
A Reaction
He thinks perceptions come in degrees of confusion, all the way up to God, who alone has fully clear perceptions. He blames it on these confused perceptions.