Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Perspectivism, Prospectivism, Common World

Absent Leibniz' premise of a creator of a single universe of which the perspective of each Monad is a unique reflection, there are a plurality of Worlds--one per Monad--but no common World.  However, while that cosmic dissolution might be inherent in a Deity-less Perspectivism, the Practical correlate of the latter--Prospectivism--is not so constrained.  For, it includes the possibility of the construction of a common World, under the guidance of someone with a sufficiently comprehensive range, familiar examples of which include composers and conductors of music, playwrights and directors of theater, and coaches of sports teams.  Furthermore, among the most general of those types are Philosophers and political leaders, with Leibniz among the most visionary of the former, even if he does not quite envision himself as such.

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