Gottfried Leibniz has several theories regarding determinism, and is the philosopher who states several deterministic views from his ideas on monads to his several principles that he states in his writings. Strict determinism, if followed, can have one of two results in society: either determinism can be seen as a comfort, or it can be seen as harmful to social structure and order. Although in the most extreme case, it is possible that it is harmful. However, it depends on the balance of a person's nature and the qualities of perfection that God has bestowed upon him. All people have different and varying degrees of qualities, which were already given when they were created, and it is through the attainment of knowledge and the application of reason that they choose the path they will follow. Leibniz believes that everything that will happen is already within us and comes out at the right time. Regarding this, Gottfried Leibniz (1714/2009) states: "And since every present state of a simple substance is a natural consequence of its previous state, the present is pregnant with the future." Believing in determinism is not something that means a complete loss of free will, but it is difficult to see whether we have free will if everything that will be for us is already planned and waiting to manifest. Looking at the surface of determinism one might believe that strict determinism, if believed and followed, can lead to chaos in society. Free will is a matter of choice, although the principle of sufficient reason dictates that choice is something they could not have done differently depending on prior events that depend on prior events ad infinitum. Cecilia Wee (2006) highlights how Leibniz states that one...... half of the paper......fo:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.title=Self+and+substance+ in+Leibniz&rft.au=Marc+Elliott+ Bobro&rft.date=2005-01-01&rft.pub=Springer+Verlag&rft.isbn=9781402020247&rft.externalDocID=9781402025822¶mdict=en-USDavidson, J. (1998). Imitators of God: Leibniz on human freedom. Journal of the history of philosophy, 36(3), 387-412. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/210611444?accountid=4117Wee, C. (2006). Descartes and Leibniz on human free will and the ability to do otherwise. Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 36(3), 387-414,458. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/195307794?accountid=4117Leibniz, G. W. (2009). The principles of philosophy, or fashionology. In R. Ariew & E. Watkins, (2d ed.), Modern Philosophy; an anthology of primary sources, (pp. 275-283). Portland, OR: Hackett Publishing Company. (Original published work 1714)