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All the ideas for 'On Body and Force, Against the Cartesians', '23: Book of Isaiah' and 'On Plural Reference and Set Theory'

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9 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 2. Invocation to Philosophy

7493	Let us reason together, saith the Lord [Isaiah]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / d. Singular terms

10670

A 'singulariser' converts a plural like 'number of' to a syntactically neutral form [Cartwright,H, by Hossack]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / h. Explanations by function

13195

To explain a house we must describe its use, as well as its parts [Leibniz]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 10. Conatus/Striving

13193

Active force is not just potential for action, since it involves a real effort or striving [Leibniz]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature

13194

God's laws would be meaningless without internal powers for following them [Leibniz]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / c. Forces

13196

All qualities of bodies reduce to forces [Leibniz]

13192

Power is passive force, which is mass, and active force, which is entelechy or form [Leibniz]

27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 1. Cosmology

7608	The world is established, and cannot be moved [Isaiah]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 1. God

7343	Beside me there is no God [Isaiah]