Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Inference to the Best Explanation', 'Letters to Johann Bernoulli' and 'An Argument for the Identity Theory'

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7 ideas

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads

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A piece of flint contains something resembling perceptions and appetites [Leibniz]

13175

Entelechies are analogous to souls, as other minds are analogous to our own minds [Leibniz]

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / c. Possible but inconceivable

13172

What we cannot imagine may still exist [Leibniz]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / a. Best explanation

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Best Explanation is the core notion of epistemology [Harman, by Smart]

17. Mind and Body / C. Functionalism / 4. Causal Functionalism

7441	Experiences are defined by their causal role, and causal roles belong to physical states [Lewis]

7442	'Pain' contingently names the state that occupies the causal role of pain [Lewis]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death

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Death is just the contraction of an animal [Leibniz]