English Explanatory Dictionary

preestablished harmony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

preestablished harmony pre-established harmony
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