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Ideas for 'The Evolution of Logic', 'Dispositional Modality' and 'Letters to Samuel Clarke'

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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads
19385 All simply substances are in harmony, because they all represent the one universe [Leibniz]
     Full Idea: All simple substances will always have a harmony among themselves, because they always represent the same universe.
     From: Gottfried Leibniz (Letters to Samuel Clarke [1716], V §91), quoted by Richard T.W. Arthur - Leibniz
     A reaction: We can accept that the universe itself does not contain contradictions (how could it), but it is a leap of faith to say that all monads represent the universe well enough to avoid contradictions. Maps can contradict one another.
7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 8. Stuff / a. Pure stuff
13488 Mass words do not have plurals, or numerical adjectives, or use 'fewer' [Hart,WD]
     Full Idea: Jespersen calls a noun a mass word when it has no plural, does not take numerical adjectives, and does not take 'fewer'.
     From: William D. Hart (The Evolution of Logic [2010], 3)
     A reaction: Jespersen was a great linguistics expert.