Possibles and existents in Leibniz

Authors

  • Wilson Alves Sparvoli Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2447-9012.espinosa.2010.89399

Keywords:

Leibniz, Existing, Possible, Force, Monad.

Abstract

In this article, we intend to discuss the distinction between a possible being and an existing being, in Leibniz. In order to this, we will use as support reflections on the comments of Gaudemar Martine and Robert Adams, in their books. We intend to show that a possible is something that doesn’t have its own force. Although every possible demands existing, this force is nothing but the divinity’s force itself; there is no otherness before creation. Differently, an existing has its own strength and autonomy.

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Author Biography

  • Wilson Alves Sparvoli, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas
    Doutorando do Departamento de Filosofia da Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas, Universidade de São Paulo

Published

2010-08-15

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How to Cite

Sparvoli, W. A. (2010). Possibles and existents in Leibniz. Cadernos Espinosanos, 23, 59-71. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2447-9012.espinosa.2010.89399