I maintain also that substances, whether material or immaterial, cannot be conceived in their bare essence without any activity, activity being of the essence of substance in general.
Gottfried LeibnizAbout author
- Author's profession: Philosopher
- Nationality: deutsch
- Born: July 1, 1646
- Died: November 14, 1716
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