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All the ideas for 'On the Reduction of Necessity to Essence', 'A Puzzle Concerning Matter and Form' and 'A Specimen of Discoveries'

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6 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason

5035	The two basics of reasoning are contradiction and sufficient reason [Leibniz]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / a. Logical connectives

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The nature of each logical concept is given by a collection of inference rules [Correia]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 4. Powers as Essence

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The possible Aristotelian view that forms are real and active principles is clearly wrong [Fine,K, by Pasnau]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 6. Logical Necessity

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Explain logical necessity by logical consequence, or the other way around? [Correia]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 5. Parallelism

5038	Assume that mind and body follow their own laws, but God has harmonised them [Leibniz]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / b. Human Evil

5037	God doesn't decide that Adam will sin, but that sinful Adam's existence is to be preferred [Leibniz]