13 ideas
7720 | Two things can only resemble one another in some respect, and that may reintroduce a universal [Lowe] |
7712 | On substances, Leibniz emphasises unity, Spinoza independence, Locke relations to qualities [Lowe] |
12732 | Some necessary truths are brute, and others derive from final causes [Leibniz] |
7710 | Perception is a mode of belief-acquisition, and does not involve sensation [Lowe] |
7711 | Science requires a causal theory - perception of an object must be an experience caused by the object [Lowe] |
19438 | Our large perceptions and appetites are made up tiny unconscious fragments [Leibniz] |
7714 | Personal identity is a problem across time (diachronic) and at an instant (synchronic) [Lowe] |
19415 | Passions reside in confused perceptions [Leibniz] |
7715 | Mentalese isn't a language, because it isn't conventional, or a means of public communication [Lowe] |
7722 | If meaning is mental pictures, explain "the cat (or dog!) is NOT on the mat" [Lowe] |
19813 | All legislators invoke God in support of extraordinary laws, because their justification is not obvious [Machiavelli] |
7126 | Rulers should preserve the foundations of religion, to ensure good behaviour and unity [Machiavelli] |
19439 | God produces possibilities, and thus ideas [Leibniz] |