mechanism of nature, n.All

The Mechanism of nature (n.) need ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not mean machines of matter: a soul driven by its own presentations, Leibniz's spiritual automaton, is as much a mechanism as a material one.