Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Leibniz: Guide for the Perplexed', 'Paradoxes of the Infinite' and 'Aristotle and Kant on the Source of Value'

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4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 1. Set Theory

9987	An aggregate in which order does not matter I call a 'set' [Bolzano]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / a. The Infinite

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A truly infinite quantity does not need to be a variable [Bolzano]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined

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Substance needs independence, unity, and stability (for individuation); also it is a subject, for predicates [Perkins]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value

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An end can't be an ultimate value just because it is useless! [Korsgaard]

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If we can't reason about value, we can reason about the unconditional source of value [Korsgaard]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / b. Types of good

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Goodness is given either by a psychological state, or the attribution of a property [Korsgaard]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / g. Contemplation

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Contemplation is final because it is an activity which is not a process [Korsgaard]

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For Aristotle, contemplation consists purely of understanding [Korsgaard]