Leibniz’s notion of time and its analogy to his notion of space
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Leibniz, time, space, analogy, monadologyAbstract
Leibniz, as many of his contemporaries, establishes some conceptual connections between the notion of space and the notion of time. Since the concept of time is much less explored by Leibniz than the concept of space, this analogy could offer some clues to understand the first. However, it is important to analyse the limits of this analogy and the properties that can be inferred between the two notions, since there is no strict parallelism among them. The aim of this paper is to identify some essential elements of the Leibnizian concept of time in connection with his theory of space. First, I shall determine which extrapolations are valid between these two terms. Then, I shall provide a clear notion of time, as well as some possible contradictions within the Leibnizian system in this regard. Finally, some possible ways of solutions to these inconsistencies will be offered.
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