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Ideas for 'Philosophical Explanations', 'New Essays on Human Understanding' and 'A Mathematical Introduction to Logic (2nd)'

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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 / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs

3570	Maybe knowledge is belief which 'tracks' the truth [Nozick, by Williams,M]

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]