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Ideas for 'German Philosophy: a very short introduction', 'New Essays on Human Understanding' and 'Treatise of Human Nature'

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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 7. Later Matter Theories / a. Early Modern matter

14301

We have no good concept of solidity or matter, because accounts of them are all circular [Hume]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / c. Conditions of causation

8382	For Hume a constant conjunction is both necessary and sufficient for causation [Hume, by Crane]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity

19274

Hume seems to presuppose necessary connections between mental events [Kripke on Hume]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism

11856

Qualities should be predictable from the nature of the subject [Leibniz]

12994

Gold has a real essence, unknown to us, which produces its properties [Leibniz]

12808

Part of our idea of gold is its real essence, which is not known to us in detail [Leibniz]