Leibniz's own Principle of Sufficient Reason applies reflexively: if God's necessity requires no further explanation, this exemption is arbitrary and undermines the PSR that motivates the argument.
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When a rule or principle applies to itself—like a rule about all rules that must also apply to itself.
arbitrary(Debate over Locke's watch passage and natural kind classification)
Does not mean 'random' or that all qualities are equally adequate as differentia; refers instead to the availability of multiple similarly good and natural grounds for classification.
undermines(as used in argumentation)
Weakens or damages something by removing support for it or showing it doesn't work.