Sheldrake's Morphic resonance in terms of Leibniz 2-13-13
The concepts discussed here are modified forms of those found in http://www.uky.edu/~look/8899403.pdf , which is a treatise on the meanings of "domination" and "subordination" in Leibniz' metaphysics. We will only discuss monads of persons. Morphic resonance is explained in terms of basic definitions as follows: Subject to change. Definitions: These definitions are generally based on Leibniz's "Monadology". Monad. The blind and passive mental representation of a corporeal body containing no internal boundaries (a substance). A mental entity. A whole. Being mental, it may contain references to space and time in the perceptions or appetitions given to it, but it exists outside of spacetime. It contains only perceptions and appetitions and an energy source. It has no windows, so all perceptions are given indirectly to it by a Supreme monad. Being mental, it cannot interact directly with other monads, but indirect actions are possible. It cannot be created or destroyed except by a divinity. Substance. A corporeal body which is a whole and contains no internal boundaries, although it may be variegated in qualities. Each body is its own substace, so there are an infinite number of types of substances. So it is chiefly characterized by its form. Soul or spirit. Each person or animal has a soul or spirit which contains its identity and is attached to the dominant monad of its composite monad. Each soul is different and cannot be either created or destroyed except by a divinity. Person. A composite monad consisting of a soul or spirit, mind monad, and body monad Entelechy. The driving force of a monad, its life-force, which strives toward greater realization or perfection. Perfection. The degree to which a monad emulates the best of its type. Perceptions. A set of accumulating data sets in each monad containing representations ("reflections" or snapshots) from its own perspective of all of the other perceptions in the universe. So each monad contains all of the information in the universe taken from its own perspective. Since a monad had no windows, its perceptions are continually being updated by the Supreme Monad. These perceptions are alwys unclear or distorted to some extent. Appetitions. An accumulating set of indicators pointing to the next perceptions, Will. Desire. Memory. The personal set of perceptions and appetitions contained in each monad. Identity of a monad. Its personal set of perceptions and appetitions. Dominant monad. A monad of greater perfection than a subordinate monad. Subordinate monad. A monad of lesser perfection than a dominant monad. Transformation. The continual change in each monad's perceptions (memory updates) toward greater perfection, guided by the appetions on a monad and powered or provided by a more dominant monad. Preestablished harmony (PEH). The preestablishment of a harmonic order for the transformations. Resonance. Potential transformations between pairs of monads in the universe according to appetition and dominance, toward greater perfections and according to the PEH. Morphism. A potential transformation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The concepts discussed here are modified forms of those found in http://www.uky.edu/~look/8899403.pdf , which is a treatise on the meanings of "domination" and "subordination" in Leibniz' metaphysics. We will only discuss monads of persons. [Roger Clough], [rclo...@verizon.net] 2/13/2013 "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." - Woody Allen __._,_.___Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use • Send us Feedback . __,_._,___ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
