Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Friedrich Schlegel, Gottfried Leibniz and Avineri,S/De-Shalit,A

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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 1. Knowledge
Knowledge needs clarity, distinctness, and adequacy, and it should be intuitive [Leibniz]
Perfect knowledge implies complete explanations and perfect prediction [Leibniz]
11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding
For Leibniz, divine understanding grasps every conceivable possibility [Leibniz, by Perkins]
We understand things when they are distinct, and we can derive necessities from them [Leibniz]
Understanding grasps the agreements and disagreements of ideas [Leibniz]