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All the ideas for 'Dthat', 'Remarks on the definition and nature of mathematics' and 'Of Organum or Ars Magna of Thinking'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 1. Nature of Analysis

5021	An idea is analysed perfectly when it is shown a priori that it is possible [Leibniz]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 8. Theories in Logic

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To study formal systems, look at the whole thing, and not just how it is constructed in steps [Curry]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / c. Against mathematical empiricism

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It is untenable that mathematics is general physical truths, because it needs infinity [Curry]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / d. Logicism critique

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Saying mathematics is logic is merely replacing one undefined term by another [Curry]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / d. Rational foundations

5020	Our thoughts are either dependent, or self-evident. All thoughts seem to end in the self-evident [Leibniz]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

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Are causal descriptions part of the causal theory of reference, or are they just metasemantic? [Kaplan, by Schaffer,J]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness

5019	Supreme human happiness is the greatest possible increase of his perfection [Leibniz]