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    Supports→The common-sense concept of 'possible' (whatever does not conflict with human concepts) cannot be Descartes' view of genuine possibility.

    Leibniz's later critique of Cartesian modality confirms that genuine possibility requires more than logical consistency within human concepts—it requires grounding in a divine intellect or essence.

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    Key Terms

    Cartesian
    # Cartesian "Cartesian" refers to a system of organizing space using perpendicular lines or axes (usually labeled x, y, and z) that intersect at a point called the origin, allowing you to pinpoint any location using numbers called coordinates. The term comes from René Descartes, a 17th-century French philosopher and mathematician who developed this method as a way to bridge geometry and algebra. You use it every day without thinking about it—GPS coordinates, video game graphics, and even spreadsheet cells all rely on this Cartesian coordinate system.
    Divine intellect(as used in theology)
    God's capacity to know and understand all things; God's mind or wisdom.
    Leibniz
    Leibniz is a German philosopher and mathematician from the 1600s-1700s who developed calculus (a powerful math tool for measuring change and areas) independently around the same time as Isaac Newton. He's famous for creating much of the notation we still use in mathematics today and for arguing that everything in the universe follows logical principles. His ideas profoundly influenced modern science, mathematics, and philosophy, making him one of history's most important thinkers.
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    (Medieval realist metaphysics)
    The defining nature of a species, held by some to be distinct from and capable of surviving the destruction of all individual members of that species
    grounding(Drawn from contemporary metaphysics; proposed as potentially applicable to understanding the foundations of legality.)
    A metaphysical relation in which some entities or facts are more foundational than others, providing a hierarchical structure of the world.
    logical consistency(describing what must be true for time travel scenarios)
    A situation or set of rules where nothing contradicts itself—all the statements and facts can be true at the same time without breaking any laws of logic.
    modality(Used in the context of modal ontological arguments where accessibility relations between possible worlds determine what is possible or necessary)
    Talk of possibility and necessity

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