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    It is not the case that Any apparent causal influence between substances must therefore be grounded in pre-established harmony rather than real transmission, rendering influx theory explanatorily idle for Leibnizian metaphysics.

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    • 1.Pre-established harmony requires God's infinite calculation of all states, which may be more explanatorily burdensome than real causal interaction.
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    • 2.Our ordinary experience of causation involves genuine transmission of force; dismissing this as mere appearance requires strong justification beyond metaphysical principles.
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    • 3.Leibniz himself retained causal language and distinction between real and apparent causation, suggesting influx theory explains something substantive about degrees of reality.
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    • 1.Leibniz's monads are causally isolated substances with no windows, making physical interaction between them metaphysically impossible.
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    • 2.Pre-established harmony explains coordinated appearance of causation without violating monadic independence or requiring mysterious transmission.
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    • 3.Influx theory posits causal powers crossing between substances, but Leibniz's substance metaphysics provides no coherent mechanism for such crossing.
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