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All the ideas for 'Letters to Wolff', 'A Specimen of Discoveries' and 'Individuation'

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8 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason

5035	The two basics of reasoning are contradiction and sufficient reason [Leibniz]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 3. Predicate Nominalism

8967	Not all predicates can be properties - 'is non-self-exemplifying', for example [Lowe]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / a. Individuation

8965	Neither mere matter nor pure form can individuate a sphere, so it must be a combination [Lowe]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties

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The properties of a thing flow from its essence [Leibniz]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / c. Direction of explanation

8968	If the flagpole causally explains the shadow, the shadow cannot explain the flagpole [Lowe]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 3. Abstraction by mind

8966	Properties are facets of objects, only discussable separately by an act of abstraction [Lowe]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 5. Parallelism

5038	Assume that mind and body follow their own laws, but God has harmonised them [Leibniz]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / b. Human Evil

5037	God doesn't decide that Adam will sin, but that sinful Adam's existence is to be preferred [Leibniz]