Ideas from 'Letters to Samuel Clarke' by Gottfried Leibniz [1716], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Philosophical Writings' by Leibniz,Gottfried (ed/tr Parkinson,G.H.R.) [Dent 1973,0-460-11905-2]].
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 2. Sufficient Reason
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There is always a reason why things are thus rather than otherwise
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The principle of sufficient reason is needed if we are to proceed from maths to physics
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No reason could limit the quantity of matter, so there is no limit
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads
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All simply substances are in harmony, because they all represent the one universe
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8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 1. Nature of Relations
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The ratio between two lines can't be a feature of one, and cannot be in both
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / g. Atomism
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Things are infinitely subdivisible and contain new worlds, which atoms would make impossible
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The only simple things are monads, with no parts or extension
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Atomism is irrational because it suggests that two atoms can be indistinguishable
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27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / c. Conservation of energy
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Leibniz upheld conservations of momentum and energy [Papineau]
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27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 4. Substantival Space
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The idea that the universe could be moved forward with no other change is just a fantasy
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27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / b. Relative time
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Space and time are purely relative
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27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / i. Denying time
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No time exists except instants, and instants are not even a part of time, so time does not exist
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27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / a. Experience of time
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If everything in the universe happened a year earlier, there would be no discernible difference
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 5. God and Time
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If time were absolute that would make God's existence dependent on it [Bardon]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / a. Cosmological Proof
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The existence of God, and all metaphysics, follows from the Principle of Sufficient Reason
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