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All the ideas for 'Conspectus libelli (book outline)', 'works' and 'Understanding'

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8 ideas

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / b. Unifying aggregates
12699 A body would be endless disunited parts, if it did not have a unifying form or soul [Leibniz]
9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / d. Form as unifier
12700 Form or soul gives unity and duration; matter gives multiplicity and change [Leibniz]
10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 2. A Priori Contingent
12736 If we understand God and his choices, we have a priori knowledge of contingent truths [Leibniz, by Garber]
11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding
19691 Unlike knowledge, you can achieve understanding through luck [Grimm]
19690 'Grasping' a structure seems to be modal, because we must anticipate its behaviour [Grimm]
19692 You may have 'weak' understanding, if by luck you can answer a set of 'why questions' [Grimm]
17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 3. Panpsychism
12698 Every body contains a kind of sense and appetite, or a soul [Leibniz]
19. Language / F. Communication / 4. Private Language
8478 Dewey argued long before Wittgenstein that there could not seriously be a private language [Dewey, by Orenstein]