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 G.W. Leibniz - Philosophy Dictionary of Arguments
 
G.W. Leibniz (1646-1716), German philosopher, mathematician, scientist, jurist, diplomat, librarian, and polymath. His major works include Dissertatio de arte combinatoria (1666), Discours de métaphysique (1686), and Monadologie (1714). He mainly worked on philosophy, mathematics, science, and law.

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Totality, philosophy: is the entirety of the components of a domain. An entity that can be described by specifying the characteristics, properties, rules, possible states, the possible actions, possible changes etc. Statements about totalities are impossible if it is required that the standpoint for these statements would have to be localized both inside and outside of this totality. Since it is impossible to define a totality without a circle and the help of concepts from this totality itself, it is problematic to speak of a totality of the world. See also paradoxes, wholes, set theory, universal class, universal set, mereological sum, systems, exterior/interior.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.
 
Author Item    More concepts for author
Adorno, Th.W. Totality   Adorno
Ancient Philosophy Totality   Ancient Philosophy
Dewey, John Totality   Dewey
Inwagen, Peter van Totality   Inwagen
Leibniz, G.W. Totality   Leibniz

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