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All the ideas for 'Exigency to Exist in Essences', 'Induction' and 'Philosophy without Intuitions'

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6 ideas

2. Reason / E. Argument / 7. Thought Experiments

20183

So-called 'though experiments' are just philosophers observing features of the world [Cappelen]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence

19400

Possibles demand existence, so as many of them as possible must actually exist [Leibniz]

19401

God's sufficient reason for choosing reality is in the fitness or perfection of possibilities [Leibniz]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / a. Possible worlds

19402

The actual universe is the richest composite of what is possible [Leibniz]

12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 2. Intuition

20182

The word 'intuitive' often plays not role at all in arguments, and can be removed [Cappelen]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 8. Social Justification

8800	If you would deny a truth if you know the full evidence, then knowledge has social aspects [Harman, by Sosa]