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Ideas for 'Individuals without Sortals', 'Essay on a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances' and 'On the Ultimate Origination of Things'

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence

7696	Leibniz first asked 'why is there something rather than nothing?' [Leibniz, by Jacquette]

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There must be a straining towards existence in the essence of all possible things [Leibniz]

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Because something does exist, there must be a drive in possible things towards existence [Leibniz]

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 4. Events / a. Nature of events

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Events do not have natural boundaries, and we have to set them [Ayers]