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  • 61Leibniz (from) to Kant — From Leibniz to Kant Lewis White Beck INTRODUCTION Had Kant not lived, German philosophy between the death of Leibniz in 1716 and the end of the eighteenth century would have little interest for us, and would remain largely unknown. In Germany… …

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  • 62monadic — (ˈ)mō|nadik, (ˈ)mä| adjective Etymology: Greek monadikos, from monad , monas monad + ikos ic 1. a. : consisting of monads b. : of, relating to, or like monads : atomistic, individual …

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  • 63monadism — ˈmōˌnaˌdizəm, ˈmäˌn , nəˌd noun ( s) Etymology: probably from French monadisme, from monade monad + isme ism : a theory based upon a conception of monads; specifically : the Leibnizian theory that the universe is composed of a hierarchy of monads …

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  • 64preestablished harmony — noun Etymology: from past participle of preestablish : a harmony declared by the philosopher Leibniz to be established eternally in advance between all monads but especially between mind and matter * * * (in the philosophy of Leibnitz)… …

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  • 65mo|nad´i|cal|ly — mo|nad|ic «muh NAD ihk», adjective. 1. having to do with monads. 2. of the nature of a monad. 3. composed of monads. –mo|nad´i|cal|ly, adverb …

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  • 66mo|nad|ic — «muh NAD ihk», adjective. 1. having to do with monads. 2. of the nature of a monad. 3. composed of monads. –mo|nad´i|cal|ly, adverb …

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  • 67Flagellata — Flag el*la ta, n. pl. [NL., fr.L. flagellatus, p. p. See {Flagellate}, v. t.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of Infusoria, having one or two long, whiplike cilia, at the anterior end. It includes monads. See {Infusoria}, and {Monad}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 68Monadology — Mon ad*ol o*gy, n. [Monad + logy.] (Philos.) The doctrine or theory of monads. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 69Pantastomata — Pan ta*stom a*ta (p[a^]n t[.a]*st[o^]m [.a]*t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pa^s, panto s, all + sto ma, sto matos, mouth.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the divisions of Flagellata, including the monads and allied forms. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 70Valence — Va lence, n. [From L. valens, entis, p. pr. of valere to have power, to be strong. See {Valiant}.] (Chem.) The degree of combining power of an atom (or radical) as shown by the number of atoms of hydrogen (or of other monads, as chlorine, sodium …

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