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All the ideas for 'Introduction to 'Virtues of Authenticity'', 'Dialogue on human freedom and origin of evil' and 'works'

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9 ideas

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry

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Circles must be bounded, so cannot be infinite [Leibniz]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / a. Platonic Forms

17945

Forms are not a theory of universals, but an attempt to explain how predication is possible [Nehamas]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / b. Partaking

17946

Only Tallness really is tall, and other inferior tall things merely participate in the tallness [Nehamas]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind

13074

Only natural kinds and their members have real essences [Suárez, by Cover/O'Leary-Hawthorne]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

17944

'Episteme' is better translated as 'understanding' than as 'knowledge' [Nehamas]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / b. Fate

13162

Sloth's Syllogism: either it can't happen, or it is inevitable without my effort [Leibniz]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation

7563	The old 'influx' view of causation says it is a flow of accidental properties from A to B [Suárez, by Jolley]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / a. Problem of Evil

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Evil is a negation of good, which arises from non-being [Leibniz]

13164

God only made sin possible because a much greater good can be derived from it [Leibniz]