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'works', 'New Essays on Human Understanding' and 'Truth and Truthmakers'
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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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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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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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General truths are a type of negative truth, saying there are no more ravens than black ones [Armstrong]
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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 10. Conatus/Striving
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Volition automatically endeavours to move towards what it sees as good (and away from bad) [Leibniz]
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