Thus there is nothing waste, nothing dead in the universe; no chaos, no confusions, save in appearence. We might compare this to the appearence of a … - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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Thus there is nothing waste, nothing dead in the universe; no chaos, no confusions, save in appearence. We might compare this to the appearence of a pond in the distance, where we can see the confused movement and swarming of the fish, without distinguishing the fish themselves.
Thus we are that each living body has a dominante entelechy, which in case of an animal is the soul, but the members of this living body are full of other living things, plants and animals, of which each has in turn ita dominant entelechy or soul.

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About Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1 July 1646 {21 June O.S.} – 14 November 1716) was a German philosopher and mathematician.

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Alternative Names: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz Freiherr Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz Gottfried Leibniz Leibnitz

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