充じゅう足そく理り由ゆう律りつ

noun

principle of sufficient reason

A philosophical principle stating that everything must have a reason or cause. Used in logic and metaphysics. Also referred to as 充足理由の原理.

See also: 充足理由の原理

• ライプニッツは充じゅう足そく理り由ゆう律りつを哲てつ学がくの基き本ほん原げん理りの一ひとつとした。

  Leibniz made the principle of sufficient reason one of the fundamental principles of his philosophy.