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'The Sayings of Confucius', 'The Nature of Rationality' and 'New Essays on Human Understanding'
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / f. Emotion and reason
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Every feeling is the perception of a truth [Leibniz]
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality
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Rationality is normally said to concern either giving reasons, or reliability [Nozick]
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In the instrumental view of rationality it only concerns means, and not ends [Nozick]
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Is it rational to believe a truth which leads to permanent misery? [Nozick]
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Rationality needs some self-consciousness, to also evaluate how we acquired our reasons [Nozick]
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18. Thought / C. Content / 2. Ideas
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An idea is an independent inner object, which expresses the qualities of things [Leibniz]
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We must distinguish images from exact defined ideas [Leibniz]
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Thoughts correspond to sensations, but ideas are independent of thoughts [Leibniz]
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The idea of green seems simple, but it must be compounded of the ideas of blue and yellow [Leibniz]
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18. Thought / C. Content / 6. Broad Content
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The name 'gold' means what we know of gold, and also further facts about it which only others know [Leibniz]
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The word 'gold' means a hidden constitution known to experts, and not just its appearances [Leibniz]
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