Leibniz Monadology Part 1

[alifeofreason]

Wasn't the Monadology written in French originally, and not German?

[MrYosoPilosopo]

we are not free

[sanchezdot]

most excellent stuff :) ty

[bat020]

This is very good, and I was disappointed that you only got to part 3. Please do consider completing this project if you get the time!

[Kitsua]

Blimey, are you eating that microphone?

[marianiiina]

Awesomeeeee!!!!!!!!! Leibniz opened my mind to a lot of ideas :) So sad about that Newton issue...

[irridoser]

Thanks for the video. This was very useful in my class.

[AnnaAgainstAtheists]

You've provided an excellent introduction here to people interested in Leibniz, and what a wonderful mind Leibniz had. Thanks very much for this, 5 stars and favourited.

[stradinov]

Can you please post the transcription somewhere?

[nochnenusername]

I will as soon as I find time to make one.

[stradinov]

It'll be very appreciated!

[KTMheizer]

Also nochmal Hallo! Ich brauche eine kurze Zusammenfassung der Monadentheorie also es soll eine Powerpoint von 15min werden. Ich schau jetzt erstmal,ob ich deine Videos verwenden kann.

[nochnenusername]

Ich würde sagen, dass ist keine Theorie.

[1981mdm]

Leibniz es un gran filosofo. Ahora se lo esta releyendo. Alguien puede subtitular el video en español? Could somebody to translate the video to spanish with subtitles?

[nochnenusername]

I am sorry I cannot speak spanish.

But you are welcome to grab the video and add subtitles (if allowed by the youtube user agreement - I am not sure about that).

[ogirv101]

Si, el tuvo varios ideas, incluyendo la basis para ciencia de computacion. Sus ideas the Dios son muy hermosas, pero me gustan mas la de Spinoza, porque Spinoza trae un Dios vivo que esta el Universo, aunque no fue Cristiano, me ayudo como un Cristiano entender Dios.

[dynamoehummm]

But he still seems to bail out with the divinity... I struggle with his desire to codify the unimaginable, then when he reaches an impass, seems to reach into the creator grab bag.

[nochnenusername]

(on divinity) Yes the "primal cause" is gods creation (the highest monad) - this is critizized very often. Considering the time being written it might be a political reason he argued that way.

[dynamoehummm]

I'm in need of part four.

As for the ectasty by the painter, did Leibniz come to his theory through a moment of clarity? It seems that he takes a logical philosopher/physicist trying to explain and objectify these ancient ethereal blocks of consciousness, perception etc...

[nochnenusername]

Part four will come - but it will need some time. Have to do other research in the next time. As clear as the "theory" I suppose.

[eatenmyeyes]

This is explained very well. I almost makes me forget how broken the theology of Leibniz was.

[malakhhatzadik]

Your English is fine. :-)

The world may have erected its monuments to Newton, but quantum physics has vindicated Leibniz. He was right after all.

[nochnenusername]

It would be interesting to hear (or see) from you what you exactly refer to - considering quantum physics.

Regards

[malakhhatzadik]

Well, the 17th century physicists wanted to throw out the notion of the Unmoved Mover of the old Scholastics, but the Idealists developed the Unified Field Theory from Leibniz's monadologie which modern physicists now refer to as the Higgs boson field. The fight between classical physicists such as Einstein and quantum physicists such as Bohr was merely an extension of the controversy over Leibniz's monadologie.

[malakhhatzadik]

Take Richard Feynman, for example:

"We have come to the conclusion that what are usually called the advanced parts of

quantum mechanics are, in fact, quite simple. The mathematics that is involved is

particularly simple, involving algebraic operations and no differential equation or at most only very simple ones. The only problem is that we must jump the gap of no longer being able to describe the behavior in detail of particles in space."

[malakhhatzadik]

"All reality must be founded on something existent. It is true that an atheist may be a

geometrician: but if there were no God, geometry would have no object. And without

God, not only would there be nothing existent, but there would also be nothing possible. That, however, does not hinder those who do not see the connexion of all things one to another and with God from being able to understand certain sciences, without knowing their first source, which is God.

[malakhhatzadik]

Aristotle, although he also scarcely knew that source, nevertheless said something of the same kind which was very apposite. He acknowledged that the principles of individual forms of knowledge depend on a superior knowledge which gives the reason for them; and this superior knowledge must have being, and consequently God, the source of being, for its object. ... the true metaphysics which Aristotle sought ... was theology."

-Leibniz, Theodicy

[nochnenusername]

Very interesting.

[dynamoehummm]

His theory, in a humanistic sense would lead to us all living in "the best of all possible worlds".

His work was mocked by Voltaire, in 'Candide'.

Leibniz Pre-Harmonic Oscillator (LPHO). That's How I Got Here. To your wonderful video. And the 'metaphor' pronunciation thing was 'tongue in cheek'. The poster was a Vonnegut fan.

[kavakavaband]

Bonza! Do you know John Monad from the series John From Cincinnati!?

[pabloemma1]

Brilliant. Lucid and clear. Thank you as I am struggling with Leibniz. Your videos are very helpful.

[nochnenusername]

I doubt it ;-)

He seemed to have a similar attitude towards religion as Leibniz. Just much more opposed to institutions.

[atomicellipsis]

Good presentation. I hope to find more philosophical videos like this on YouTube. Thanks.

[eltrosewater]

"metaphor" is pronounced incorrectly

[nochnenusername]

Thanks a lot for the info. Since I am not a native speaker I beg to pardon. I won't correct it in the audio before I am finished with the other parts since it offers only little added value. But please keep on correcting me if you find other faults - this is the only way to improve my english for me.

[dynamoehummm]

Do you know a Midland City Pontiac dealer named Dwayne Hoover? Friend of Kilgore's..

[nochnenusername]

Not yet - but he seems to live in a book worth reading ;-)

Considering Leibniz it seems to be interesting (telling from what I read there)

at its spiritual climax where the painter explains the picture.

[dynamoehummm]

So Kilgore meets his creator, learns the truth of his existance, then meet Hoover, tells Hoover the facts of the car dealers life, which drives Hoover insane.

So the painter explains the picture... or more aptly, the toe-headed museum guard explains Cubism to Faust.

[MyVanillaIrony]

Please continue. bitte.