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Leibnitzian

American  
[lahyb-nits-ee-uhn] / laɪbˈnɪts i ən /

adjective

  1. adhering, relating, or similar to the philosophy or mathematical calculus of Leibnitz.


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All this is doled out as solemnly as a lantern-slide lecture in German philosophy, with the actors uneasily unsure whether they are really U.S. dirt farmers, by cracky, or Leibnitzian particles in a transcendental ether.

From Time Magazine Archive

The occasionalistic theory certainly constitutes the preliminary step to the Leibnitzian; but an essential difference separates the two.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard

The former distinguishes between ratio essendi and ratio cognoscendi, rejects the ontological argument, and defends determinism against Crusius on Leibnitzian grounds.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard

The new exposition of the Leibnitzian monadology by Ed.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard

In the Leibnitzian theodicy the least satisfactory part is the justification of moral evil.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard

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