Ideas from 'Towards a Universal Characteristic' by Gottfried Leibniz [1677], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Leibniz Selections' by Leibniz,Gottfried (ed/tr Wiener,Philip P.) [Scribners 1951,]].

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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 4. Pure Logic

19370

'Blind thought' is reasoning without recognition of the ingredients of the reasoning [Arthur,R]

5. Theory of Logic / K. Features of Logics / 5. Incompleteness

19391

We can assign a characteristic number to every single object

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / g. Applying mathematics

19390

Everything is subsumed under number, which is a metaphysical statics of the universe, revealing powers