Question

Metaphysical views of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Answer 1

The great philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz gave the ultimate account of metaphysical reality by devising many theories like the :

• law of contradiction,
• identity of indiscernibles and
• principle of sufficient reason.

He considered every object in the universe as an illusion whose fate is predetermined by God. He believed that every entity whether animate or inanimate has a mond of its own which he termed as the "monads". Each of these monads which can be segregated as the soul, the mind and the bare monad had 2 states of mind - the perceptions - abstract, muddled or distinct and the appetitions - conscious, unconscious or distinct.

Leibniz proposed the solution to many problems such as the :

• problem of free will,
• problem of evil,
• theism,
• compatibilism,
• idealism and
• nature of space and time

Thus, the greatest metaphysical contribution of Leibniz to the worls is the relation between mind and body.

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