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All the ideas for 'A Résumé of Metaphysics', 'Completeness of Axioms of Logic' and 'Human Nature'

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 8. Humour

6211	Laughter is a sudden glory in realising the infirmity of others, or our own formerly [Hobbes]

4. Formal Logic / C. Predicate Calculus PC / 3. Completeness of PC

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Gödel proved the completeness of first order predicate logic in 1930 [Gödel, by Walicki]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 5. Against Free Will

6213	A man cannot will to will, or will to will to will, so the idea of a voluntary will is absurd [Hobbes]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 1. Physical Mind

6208	Conceptions and apparitions are just motion in some internal substance of the head [Hobbes]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value

6209	There is no absolute good, for even the goodness of God is goodness to us [Hobbes]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / c. Value of happiness

6210	Life has no end (not even happiness), because we have desires, which presuppose a further end [Hobbes]

22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / a. Nature of pleasure

5049	Intelligent pleasure is the perception of beauty, order and perfection [Leibniz]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 5. Sexual Morality

6212	Lust involves pleasure, and also the sense of power in pleasing others [Hobbes]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections

5048	Perfection is simply quantity of reality [Leibniz]

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

5050	Evil serves a greater good, and pain is necessary for higher pleasure [Leibniz]