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'Thinking About Mathematics', 'Five Milestones of Empiricism' and 'Letters to Samuel Clarke'
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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 2. Sufficient Reason
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The principle of sufficient reason is needed if we are to proceed from maths to physics [Leibniz]
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There is always a reason why things are thus rather than otherwise [Leibniz]
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No reason could limit the quantity of matter, so there is no limit [Leibniz]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 7. Contextual Definition
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Contextual definition shifted the emphasis from words to whole sentences [Quine]
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Bentham's contextual definitions preserved terms after their denotation became doubtful [Quine]
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