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  • 51Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr (baron) von Leibniz — born July 1, 1646, Leipzig, Saxony died Nov. 14, 1716, Hannover, Hanover German philosopher, mathematician, inventor, jurist, historian, diplomat, and political adviser. He obtained a doctorate in law at age 20. In 1667 he began working for the… …

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  • 52Dualism — • Denotes the religious or theological system which would explain the universe as the outcome of two eternally opposed and coexisting principles Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dualism     Dualism …

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  • 53Idealism — • The characteristic of those who regard the ideas of truth and right, goodness and beauty, as standards and directive forces Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Idealism     Idealism …

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  • 54Occasionalism — • The metaphysical theory which maintains that finite things have no efficient causality of their own, but that whatever happens in the world is caused by God, creatures being merely the occasions of the Divine activity. Catholic Encyclopedia.… …

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  • 55Anexo:Episodios de Higurashi no Naku Koro ni — Aquí se muestra una lista de los episodios de las adaptaciones a anime de Higurashi no Naku Koro ni y Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, realizadas en el 2006 y 2007. Para mayor información, véase el artículo principal. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni… …

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  • 56Bayle, Pierre — (1647–1706) French philosopher and sceptic. Born of Protestant parents in the south west of France, Bayle was educated at Toulouse, became Catholic, lapsed, fled to Geneva, and then became professor in the Protestant academy at Sedan in northern… …

    Philosophy dictionary

  • 57clocks, image of the two — Image used by Leibniz to illustrate the principle of pre established harmony …

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  • 58monad — Concept developed by Leibniz, in whose philosophy monads are the true unities and hence the only true substances. Monads are extensionless, mental entities, capable of perceptions and appetitive states, but each of them self sufficient and… …

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  • 59Rorarius, Hieronymus — (1485–1556) Papal nuncio to the court of Ferdinand of Hungary. He is remembered entirely because the entry under his name in Bayle s Dictionnaire historique et critique contains Bayle s seminal discussion of the philosophy of Leibniz . The… …

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  • 60LEIBNITZ —    German philosopher, mathematician, and man of affairs, born in Leipzig; studied law and took the degree of Doctor of Laws at Altorf; spent a good part of his life at courts, visited Paris and London and formed a friendship with the savans in… …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia