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Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.21464/sp37210

Leibniz’s Pre-established Harmony Revisited

Gastón Robert ; Adolfo Ibáñez University, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Avenida Diagonal las Torres 2640, Peñalolén, CL–791 Santiago


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Abstract

This article aims to offer a thorough and new account of the components of Leibniz’s theory of pre-established harmony, understood as an explanation of the unity among all substances. It argues for a formulation of the theory in terms of six complementary components, developing interpretations of them along with critical discussions of other interpretations found in the Leibniz literature. The paper shows that, as they have been presented so far, interpretations of pre-established harmony have almost universally omitted one of its key components, namely Leibniz’s construal of intrinsic force as representational power. Once this is established, the article offers a novel interpretation of the relationship between representational power and the harmony among substances. Particularly, it is argued that, correctly understood, the representation of all substances among themselves entails, or is sufficient for, their harmony.

Keywords

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz; pre-established harmony; universal expression; perception; unity; substance

Hrčak ID:

303706

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/303706

Publication date:

29.12.2022.

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