ABSTRACT
This chapter informs that Leibniz does have a unified theory of causation, despite appearances to the contrary. It talks about the relevance of Leibniz's exoteric manner of presentation to the topic of divine and creaturely causation. It discusses that Leibniz took the central principles and doctrines of his metaphysics to be consistent with each other, and that he does not see himself as affirming causal theses that are incompatible. The chapter presents an alternative interpretation that shows how Leibniz can consistently affirm CT1-CT5. A substance individuates a state by reflectively specifying temporal boundaries for an interval of its duration. The theory of monads, Leibniz's views on time, and his distinction between the ideal, the phenomenal, and the fully real are essential features of Leibniz's account of divine and creaturely action, they receive very little emphasis in the Essais de thedicee.
