Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Anon (Dham), Justus Lipsius and Gottfried Leibniz
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14 ideas
15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 1. Mind / b. Purpose of mind
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Mind is a thinking substance which can know God and eternal truths [Leibniz]
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 5. Unity of Mind
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No machine or mere organised matter could have a unified self [Leibniz]
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 7. Animal Minds
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Animal thought is a shadow of reasoning, connecting sequences of images by imagination [Leibniz]
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Animals are semi-rational because they connect facts, but they don't see causes [Leibniz]
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It seems probable that animals have souls, but not consciousness [Leibniz]
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / a. Consciousness
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Leibniz introduced the idea of degrees of consciousness, essential for his monads [Leibniz, by Perkins]
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / c. Parts of consciousness
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Our large perceptions and appetites are made up tiny unconscious fragments [Leibniz]
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 2. Unconscious Mind
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It is a serious mistake to think that we are aware of all of our perceptions [Leibniz]
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The soul doesn't understand many of its own actions, if perceptions are confused and desires buried [Leibniz]
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 3. Privacy
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Increase a conscious machine to the size of a mill - you still won't see perceptions in it [Leibniz]
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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 5. Generalisation by mind
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Abstraction attends to the general, not the particular, and involves universal truths [Leibniz]
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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 10. Conatus/Striving
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Active force is not just potential for action, since it involves a real effort or striving [Leibniz]
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Volition automatically endeavours to move towards what it sees as good (and away from bad) [Leibniz]
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Primitive forces are internal strivings of substances, acting according to their internal laws [Leibniz]
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