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monad

monad

1 9.9
An indivisible basic unit thought to make up the world
  • noun
  • /ˈmɒnæd/
  • Formal
: mónada
  • Each monad perceives not only instantaneous states of the world, but also past and future ones.
  • simple monads
  • monads and substances
  • perceptions of monads

And then on either side of that is the is the monad, is the Atman.

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Examples

  • Moreover, there is a sense in which the goal of both God and monads is the apparent good.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The simplicity of a monad, on the other hand, is not that easy to grasp.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Self consciousness does not exist as an isolated monad by itself.

  • There are only monads, their perceptions, and their appetites in the "real world."

    Academic text (1998)
  • To sum up: M1 monads are simple; they have no separable parts.

    Academic text (1998)
  • But divine creation is not remotely like the appetition of monads.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Not the solitary patriarch or monad so easily sketched by pop religions in our day.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The interpretation above explicates this claim by associating these ideas with all monads.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Moreover, whereas on this model, monads strive or tend to new perceptual states, God does not strive towards creation.

    Academic text (1998)
  • In philosophy, a monad is often described as an indivisible and fundamental entity that underlies all material existence.

Synonyms

monas
vsmonad
  • Archaic
9.9

A single basic unit that philosophers think is the origin of everything

has identical meaning but appears as an alternate form

How Fundamental

monad
  • Formal
1 9.9
atom
  • Specialized
170 3.5
element
∞ 3.0
part
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

monad singular
monads plural

Etymology

Monad comes from the Greek words monas and monos, which mean 'single' or 'one'. That's why in philosophy a monad is a single, indivisible unit that is thought to be a basic part of reality.