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Leibniz on the existence of atoms
v. 40 n. 2 (2017), Artigos
v. 40 n. 2 (2017)

Leibniz on the existence of atoms

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Publicado 2017-07-11
Ricardo Mena
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Leibniz. History of philosophy. Metaphysics.

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MENA, Ricardo. Leibniz on the existence of atoms. Manuscrito: Revista Internacional de Filosofia, Campinas, SP, v. 40, n. 2, p. 19–38, 2017. Disponível em: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/manuscrito/article/view/8649851. Acesso em: 20 abr. 2024.
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In this paper I present and evaluate Leibniz’s two main arguments against the existence of atoms. In this context atoms are extended particles that are absolutely hard, homogeneous, indivisible, and indestructible by natural means. As we shall see, Leibniz’s arguments are flawed in a very instructive way. The first argument is in tension with the claim that God created the best possible world. The second argument overgeneralizes in an undesirable way. However, as I shall discuss in the last section of the paper, even if the arguments are somehow defective, at least the first one contributes valuable insights to contemporary metaphysics.

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