Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Peter Geach, Gottfried Leibniz and James Cargile
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 1. Knowledge
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Knowledge needs clarity, distinctness, and adequacy, and it should be intuitive [Leibniz]
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Perfect knowledge implies complete explanations and perfect prediction [Leibniz]
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding
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For Leibniz, divine understanding grasps every conceivable possibility [Leibniz, by Perkins]
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We understand things when they are distinct, and we can derive necessities from them [Leibniz]
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Understanding grasps the agreements and disagreements of ideas [Leibniz]
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11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty
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Certainty is where practical doubt is insane, or at least blameworthy [Leibniz]
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11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 4. The Cogito
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I cannot think my non-existence, nor exist without being myself [Leibniz]
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11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 5. Cogito Critique
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I can't just know myself to be a substance; I must distinguish myself from others, which is hard [Leibniz]
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I know more than I think, since I know I think A then B then C [Leibniz]
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The Cogito doesn't prove existence, because 'I am thinking' already includes 'I am' [Leibniz]
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11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 2. Phenomenalism
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If we are dreaming, it is sufficient that the events are coherent, and obey laws [Leibniz]
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11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / a. Idealism
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A whole is just its parts, but there are no smallest parts, so only minds and perceptions exist [Leibniz]
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Leibniz said dualism of mind and body is illusion, and there is only mind [Leibniz, by Martin/Barresi]
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Leibniz is an idealist insofar as the basic components of his universe are all mental [Leibniz, by Jolley]
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