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Ideas for 'The Science of Knowing (Wissenschaftslehre) [1st ed]', 'Philosophical Insignificance of A Priori Knowledge' and 'New Essays on Human Understanding'

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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

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Understanding grasps the agreements and disagreements of ideas [Leibniz]

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We understand things when they are distinct, and we can derive necessities from them [Leibniz]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty

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Certainty is where practical doubt is insane, or at least blameworthy [Leibniz]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 5. Cogito Critique

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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]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism

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Fichte's logic is much too narrow, and doesn't deduce ethics, art, society or life [Schlegel,F on Fichte]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism

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Fichte's key claim was that the subjective-objective distinction must itself be subjective [Fichte, by Pinkard]