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Zuñiga 1 Evelyn Zuñiga Professor Stump Modern Philosophy 20 February 2019 Absolute Space According to Newton absolute space is mathematical and common and of itself own nature because of its absolute time, and its duration with absolute motion. Newton asserts that one absolute space has an absolute motion, absolute rest of immovable space or spaces, and absolute time. He speaks of absolute as a natural and essential description to motion, time and places. Therefore, most places on earth are absolute. Only absolute motion and absolute rest can affect this absolute place and be the cause of an absolute time. Hence these absolute things are essential to themselves according to Newton. Throughout this reading, Leibniz compares absolute and relative motions, places, time and even spaces between each other, and their causes and effects. He especially emphasizes these differences when mentioning motion and rests working with absolute and relative spaces and places. Newton uses the analogy of earth and things that involve earth: for example, the ship analogy between motion and rest during movable or immovable earth. Leibniz counter asserts this with astrology and planets, and how time is not in correspondence to the change with of the rest of the absolute because of all the differences between things absolute and essential against the relative. He includes other analogies like

Zuñiga 2 the different motions with water and the vessels, and lastly the two globes with different forces causing and affecting the absolute motions of the globes....