Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'Replies to Critics' and 'Definitiones cogitationesque metaphysicae'

expand these ideas     |    start again     |     specify just one area for these texts

---

5 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics

21959

Metaphysics is the most general attempt to make sense of things [Moore,AW]

3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 1. Correspondence Truth

18702

Names, descriptions and predicates refer to things; without that, language and thought are baffling [Davidson]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined

12712

Substance is that which can act [Leibniz]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism

21958

Appearances are nothing beyond representations, which is transcendental ideality [Moore,AW]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation

12737

Nature can be fully explained by final causes alone, or by efficient causes alone [Leibniz]