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preestablished harmony

preestablished harmony noun: gottfried Leibniz's philosophical theory of causation, according to which every substance affects only itself, but all the substances in the world (both bodies and minds) nevertheless seem to interact with each other causally because they have been programmed in advance by God to harmonize with each other.

Noun

preestablished harmony (uncountable)

  1. Gottfried Leibniz's philosophical theory of causation, according to which every substance affects only itself, but all the substances in the world (both bodies and minds) nevertheless seem to interact with each other causally because they have been programmed in advance by God to harmonize with each other.

Forms of preestablished harmony

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Questions about preestablished harmony

What does preestablished harmony mean?
Preestablished harmony means gottfried Leibniz's philosophical theory of causation, according to which every substance affects only itself, but all the substances in the world (both bodies and minds) nevertheless seem to interact with each other causally because they have been programmed in advance by God to harmonize with each other.
What part of speech is preestablished harmony?
Preestablished harmony is a noun.

Words near preestablished harmony in the dictionary

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  2. Preesall
  3. Preesgweene
  4. preestablish
  5. preestablished
  6. preestablished harmony
  7. preestablishes
  8. preestablishing
  9. preestablishment
  10. Preet
  11. preeternal

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