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This 3 page paper looks at some of Leibniz's theories in terms of divisibility and relationship between substances. A quote from Leibniz's original work is provided. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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be, or cannot be subdivided is important. The relationship between people and things, and between one substance and another is significant. When twins are born for example, they often each
have their own sacs. They cannot touch within the womb. There are many instances in biology, and in other realms, where physically, something can or cannot touch. How does one
know when something is separate or when it is a part of something else? Before the umbilical cord is cut, is the fetus a part of the mother? When siamese
twins are born, are they one person or two? Issues of divisibility are entrenched in the world, but they are often brushed aside. Many do not even realize that this
is a subject of great importance. Somewhat related to these concepts, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz said: " The monads have no windows through which something can enter or leave. Accidents cannot
be detached, nor can they go about outside of substances, as the sensible species of the Scholastics once did. Thus, neither substance nor accident can enter a monad from without"
(Leibniz as cited in "Leibnizs ," 1998, p.PG). To this philosopher, there is a definite causal interaction between two beings that requires the transmission or transposition of the
parts of those beings (1998). However, substances are simple unextended entities that possess no parts and there is no way one can explain how a substance influences another (1998). Others
have said that the doctrine of the spontaneity of substance ensures for Leibniz that individual substances are centers of activity and a feature that is necessary for individuality (Honderich, 1995).
Clearly, issues of individuality and dependency are accentuated in his philosophy. Within the realm of philosophy, there is discussion of reality. Descartes brought up the notion that one cannot know
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