12 ideas
19336 | Wisdom involves the desire to achieve perfection [Leibniz] |
8956 | What is a singleton set, if a set is meant to be a collection of objects? [Szabó] |
7696 | Leibniz first asked 'why is there something rather than nothing?' [Leibniz, by Jacquette] |
19341 | There must be a straining towards existence in the essence of all possible things [Leibniz] |
19428 | Because something does exist, there must be a drive in possible things towards existence [Leibniz] |
8953 | Abstract entities don't depend on their concrete entities ...but maybe on the totality of concrete things [Szabó] |
16771 | A composite is a true unity if all of its parts fall under one essence [Scheibler] |
5047 | The world is physically necessary, as its contrary would imply imperfection or moral absurdity [Leibniz] |
8954 | Geometrical circles cannot identify a circular paint patch, presumably because they lack something [Szabó] |
8955 | Abstractions are imperceptible, non-causal, and non-spatiotemporal (the third explaining the others) [Szabó] |
19343 | We follow the practical rule which always seeks maximum effect for minimum cost [Leibniz] |
19429 | The principle of determination in things obtains the greatest effect with the least effort [Leibniz] |