Journal | JoLMA
Monographic journal issue | 2 | 2 | 2021
Research Article | The ‘I’ in the Monad: Leibniz and the Essential Indexical
The ‘I’ in the Monad: Leibniz and the Essential Indexical
Abstract
Some modern and contemporary philosophers argue that the first-person indexical plays an essential role in the explanation of individual actions. As such it cannot be explained away or replaced by a co-referring term without destroying the cognitive force that its use conveys. There are important aspects of Leibniz’s work that anticipate the view of the essential indexical. The activity in the monad, such as the petites perceptions and appetitions, plays the cognitive role of grounding indexical reference and uses of the first-person pronoun to explain an agent’s perspective and behaviour.
Submitted: July 21, 2021 | Accepted: Aug. 10, 2021 | Published Dec. 15, 2021 | Language: en
Keywords Essential Indexical • Personal identity • Monad • Memory • Perceptions
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Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/Jolma/2723-9640/2021/02/004
