PHL210Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Monadology, Ontological Argument, Mondas
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Test: s1: short answer 1 pt. each. Fleshes out ideas about discourse and extended explanation on how these substances fit into the world that we live in. If matter is extension, how do we explain the changes in the world. Must be animate presence that accounts for changes in physical world = principle of change inherent in monads. Must first clarify the concept of god to show that concept does not contain a contradiction. All principles, leibniz thinks explains all things in the world: there"s always an answer through an appeal to principles/substances. O: why should we believe l"s theory of substance: yes, because d"s theory is bad and insufficient (according to l) Voltaire, russell completely coherent and self-sustaining, but should we believe l"s principles, they are fantastical. Every living organism is supposed to have dominant substance (like a soul or intellect: animals, humans. Substances that give appearances of functioning organism.
