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'Introduction to Russell's Theory of Types', 'Logic (Port-Royal Art of Thinking)' and 'Principles of Nature and Grace based on Reason'
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 7. Animal Minds
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Animals are semi-rational because they connect facts, but they don't see causes [Leibniz]
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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 3. Abstraction by mind
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We know by abstraction because we only understand composite things a part at a time [Arnauld,A/Nicole,P]
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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 5. Generalisation by mind
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A triangle diagram is about all triangles, if some features are ignored [Arnauld,A/Nicole,P]
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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 6. Idealisation
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No one denies that a line has width, but we can just attend to its length [Arnauld,A/Nicole,P]
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