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All the ideas for 'New System and Explanation of New System', 'Exigency to Exist in Essences' and 'Statements about Universals'

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9 ideas

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]
7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads
5044 Reality must be made of basic unities, which will be animated, substantial points [Leibniz]
8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 4. Uninstantiated Universals
8499 Nominalists cannot translate 'red resembles pink more than blue' into particulars [Jackson]
8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 2. Resemblance Nominalism
8500 Colour resemblance isn't just resemblance between things; 'colour' must be mentioned [Jackson]
10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / a. Possible worlds
19402 The actual universe is the richest composite of what is possible [Leibniz]
15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 5. Unity of Mind
5045 No machine or mere organised matter could have a unified self [Leibniz]
17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 5. Parallelism
5046 The soul does know bodies, although they do not influence one another [Leibniz]
27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 2. Life
5043 To regard animals as mere machines may be possible, but seems improbable [Leibniz]