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All the ideas for 'New System and Explanation of New System', 'Open Society and Its Enemies:Hegel and Marx' and 'On Certainty'

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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]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism

5451	Popper felt that ancient essentialism was a bar to progress [Popper, by Mautner]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / a. Foundationalism

3597	Foundations need not precede other beliefs [Wittgenstein]

13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 6. Scepticism Critique

3596	Total doubt can't even get started [Wittgenstein, by Williams,M]

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]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 10. Denial of Meanings

4721	If you are not certain of any fact, you cannot be certain of the meaning of your words either [Wittgenstein]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 2. Life

5043	To regard animals as mere machines may be possible, but seems improbable [Leibniz]