Question

In your words, what is Leibniz's concept of pre-established harmony and its solution to the problem of the interaction of substances? Does it seem reasonable? Why or why not?

Answer 1

The concept of pre established harmony given by Leibniz says that our minds are already pre programmed to do things . Our physical bodies do not influence other bodies but our minds do .According to this perspective every substance present in this world not only affects itself but also it affects the substances which are present in the surroundings . Every element interacts with each other this is because of the simple fact that everything is pre-programmed in a certain way to harmonize with everything which is present . The argument doesn't seem reasonable. No doubt there are similarities present in the mid structure and we come with many predetermined presents . But this is not the case every time . There are many activities or elements which are completely different from each other . For example behaviours possessed by individuals or the thinking patterns of every individual is unique and different .