Question
Alfred North Whitehead's “occasions of experience” are causally connected to every other occasion, so they are often described as being “all [these features].” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these metaphorical features that a philosopher claimed would allow a kind of objects to interact by transmitting “accident or substance” to each other, but do not actually exist.
ANSWER: windows [or fenêtres]
[10e] In a work titled for these particles, Gottfried Leibniz argued that they are “windowless,” meaning they can only interact with each other through the principle of pre-established harmony.
ANSWER: monads [accept Monadology or La Monadologie]
[10m] Leibniz’s theory of monads was inspired by this Cambridge Platonist who wrote about infinitely recursive “spirit particles” in The Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy.
ANSWER: Anne Conway
<JC, Philosophy (Early Modern)>
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| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |