15 ideas
| 19336 | Wisdom involves the desire to achieve perfection [Leibniz] |
| 19695 | The devil was wise as an angel, and lost no knowledge when he rebelled [Whitcomb] |
| 2661 | Dialectic is speech cast in the form of logical argument [Cicero] |
| 2673 | There cannot be more than one truth [Cicero] |
| 2669 | Dialectic assumes that all statements are either true or false, but self-referential paradoxes are a big problem [Cicero] |
| 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] |
| 5047 | The world is physically necessary, as its contrary would imply imperfection or moral absurdity [Leibniz] |
| 2664 | If we have complete healthy senses, what more could the gods give us? [Cicero] |
| 2665 | How can there be a memory of what is false? [Cicero] |
| 20800 | Every true presentation can have a false one of the same quality [Cicero] |
| 19343 | We follow the practical rule which always seeks maximum effect for minimum cost [Leibniz] |
| 2672 | Virtues must be very detached, to avoid being motivated by pleasure [Cicero] |
| 19429 | The principle of determination in things obtains the greatest effect with the least effort [Leibniz] |